Natural food manufacturer calls back different peanut products because of mold fungi

Aflatoxin: Recall for organic peanut mush because of mold fungi

The natural food manufacturer TerraSana from the Netherlands has launched a recall for various peanut products. In the organic food, which are offered also over the natural food trade in Germany, a load with molds was determined.

Exceedances of aflatoxin detected

The organic food manufacturer and supplier of organic products TerraSana recalls various organic peanut products. According to a report from the internet portal "produktwarnung.eu", the company from the Netherlands announced that it has detected a limit violation of aflatoxin during routine examinations. These molds can affect your health.

TerraSana has initiated a recall for various organic peanut products because routine examinations have identified limits to aflatoxin. (Image: oxxyzay / fotolia.com)

Sold over the natural food trade

"As a precaution, we decided to recall all the peanuts made from the same batch of raw materials," the company writes in a statement released by the Swiss Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs.

According to the information, the products are also offered through the organic food trade in Germany.

Are affected by the recall:

• Peanut Crunchy Peanut bio, Content: 250g, Best before: 03.07.2020 + 24.07.2020
• Peanut Crunchy Peanut bio, Contents: 500g, Best before: 02.07.2020 + 23.07.2020
• Peanut Peanut Bio, Content: 250g, Best Before: 04.07.2020 + 05.07.2020
• Peanut Peanut Bio, Contents: 500g, Best before: 10.06.2020, 02.07.2020 + 05.07.2020

Consumers are asked to stop eating and disposing of the products. Heating the food can not eliminate these toxic metabolites.

Carcinogenic substances

According to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), aflatoxins are "among the most potent naturally occurring toxins and carcinogenic substances".

According to the experts, aflatoxins have shown carcinogenic effects (especially liver cancer) in animal experiments.

And in humans, "a possible association with the hepatitis B virus is discussed in the occurrence of liver carcinoma".

As the Institute reports on its website, the mold toxins are "heat-stable and are destroyed during cooking or baking only to a small extent. They can be taken with food or with contaminated air. "(Ad)