Recalled the dm detergent in baby food discovered

Due to contained detergent: drugstore dm recalls baby food

The drugstore chain dm has initiated a callback for the article "babylove strawberry & raspberry in apple 190g, after the 4th month". Residues of a chlorine-based cleaning agent were discovered in the product. Chlorine chemicals can affect human health.

Detergent residues in baby food

The drugstore chain dm recalls the article "babylove strawberry & raspberry in apple 190g, after the 4th month". Only the goods with the best before date (MHD) 05.07.19 are affected. This is easy to recognize on the edge of the lid. As the company reported in a communication, residues of a chlorine-based cleaning agent were found in self-tests in a small glass. "This recall occurs because it can not be ruled out that even more vials with the above-mentioned BBD could have increased chlorate values," said dm.

The drugstore chain dm recalls the article "babylove strawberry & raspberry in apple 190g, after the 4th month". Residues of a chlorine-containing cleaning agent were found in the product. (Image: Reicher / fotolia.com)

Iodine intake can be blocked

"Chlorate can be found in food due to the use of chlorinated water in food processing or disinfection of food processing equipment," the statement said.

"High single-day chlorate intake could be toxic to humans and may limit the ability of the blood to absorb oxygen and cause kidney failure," writes the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)..

In addition, the substance can temporarily block iodine uptake into the thyroid gland. According to health experts, this is particularly problematic for children, pregnant women and people with hypothyroidism.

Chlorine compounds accumulate in the body

Not least, organochlorine compounds are usually difficult to break down and accumulate strongly in the body. This was also evident in the Greenpeace study "Chlorine Sick", which states:

"Chlorine toxins can cause cancer, infertility, malformations in children, endocrine disruptors, immune deficiencies, damage to the nervous system and damage to various organs.

dm asks customers who have bought the product with above-mentioned BBD, not to consume it and unopened or already returned to the dm markets return or dispose. The purchase price will be refunded. (Ad)