Recall Various sharp-edged foreign bodies discovered in pork products at Penny & Rewe

Sold by Penny and Rewe: Recall for various sausages

The company OVO-Vertriebs GmbH from Cologne has started a recall for various sausages because it could contain plastic or metal particles. Consumption of the products sold by Rewe and Penny is strongly discouraged.

In sausages foreign bodies could be stuck

The company OVO-Vertriebs GmbH based in Cologne calls back various sausages, "because it can not be ruled out that foreign bodies (small black plastic parts of 1 to 2 millimeters in size or pieces of a metal clip) can be found in individual sausages," it says in a customer information. The products were sold by Rewe and Penny.

At Rewe and Penny different sausages are recalled. The sausages could contain plastic or metal particles. (Image: Eisenhans / fotolia.com)

Viennese and bock sausages

Affected by the recall at Penny are:

• Mühlenhof, Wiener, 400 g, best before date: 02.02.19 and 03.02.19
• Mühlenhof, QS Mini Wiener, 320 g, best before date: 06.02.19 and 07.02.19
• Mühlenhof, QS Ham sausage, 400 g, best before date: 02.02.19 to 04.02.19

And at Rewe the following sausages are recalled:

• YES !, QS Mini Wiener, 320g expiration date: 05.02.19 to 07.02.19
• Bockwurst, offered at the service counter Offer period from 15.01.19 to 24.01.19

Affected products should not be consumed

"The consumption of the affected products is therefore strongly discouraged," the company writes.

According to the information, the product concerned has already been withdrawn from sale.

Customers who have purchased the products can return them in the respective market and get the purchase price refunded.

Foreign bodies in food

In food production, due to errors in the manufacturing processes, contaminants or foreign bodies such as aluminum or plastic residues can occur again and again.

Foreign bodies in food can cause many different injuries and discomforts.

Depending on the size, condition and material of the swallowed body wounds in the mouth and throat may occur during chewing.

Swallowed plastic parts can - depending on the size - block the esophagus or the digestive organs.

If smaller parts remain in the body, they can sometimes cause inflammation. Also, digestive or stomach problems and internal injuries can not be ruled out.

Above all, it can be dangerous if the objects are glass. (Ad)