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Mold infestation: Callback for fondant stars from Hachez

The confectionery manufacturer Hachez Chocolade GmbH & Co. KG from Bremen has started a callback for the article "Hachez Fondantsterne" (content: 100 grams). Mold was found in the product. According to the company, a possible health hazard can not be ruled out.

Product should not be consumed

The Bremen Hachez Chocolade GmbH & Co. KG recalls the article "Hachez Fondantsterne" (content: 100 grams) with the lot number 406499. "There are isolated products found that have a mold infestation," the company writes on its website. And further: "It can not be ruled out that these pose a potential health hazard. Therefore, as consumers, we ask you to stop eating the product. "

The Bremen-based Hachez Chocolade GmbH & Co. KG recalls the article "Hachez Fondantsterne" (content: 100 grams) due to mold infestation. (Image: Andrey Bandurenko / fotolia.com)

Send photo of packaging to company
Buyers are requested to send a photo of the packaging on which the batch is visible, as well as their address by email to the company.

Alternatively, the goods can be sent by post to Bremer Hachez Chocolade GmbH & Co. KG, opened as unopened.

The purchase price will be replaced.

Health hazards due to mold

Mold in or on food does not necessarily have to endanger health. For example, noble cultures of cheese are harmless.

However, some mold fungi can form toxic metabolic products called mycotoxins. These can cause long-term damage to the liver or kidneys - but only if those affected are permanently exposed to these substances.

In addition, the toxins increase the risk of certain cancers.

"Mycotoxins can not be eliminated by cooking or freezing," said Antje Gahl, nutritionist at the German Nutrition Society (DGE), in an earlier statement.

Therefore, consumer advocates advise again and again to check food supplies at home regularly, and to dispose of moldy or expired goods, if necessary. (Ad)