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2024-04-18 22:27:16
A was issued food alert in Spain due to the presence of “a foreign body” in the chocolate from a recognized brand in the country that is sold in supermarkets Mercadona.
According to the Vikan company that manufactures utensils for processing beverages and food, a foreign body in the food sector is an undesirable element that occurs by accident.
Its nature is varied, since a foreign body can be from raw materials such as a fragment of a tool or any other object, despite the precautions taken by companies.
Food alert in Spain due to chocolate in Mercadona that has a foreign body
An alert was issued by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) due to the presence of a Foreign body in Hacendado brand chocolatefor sale at Mercadona.
According to what was mentioned, the foreign body would be plastic remains in a batch of 72% dark chocolate with almonds of said brand; Mercadona It has this product in all its supermarkets.
He lot of chocolate in Mercadona that has a foreign body is the I23325M1which must be consumed before May 31, 2025 (05/2025), which have already been removed from points of sale.
For the same reason, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs of Spain also issued a food alert for those who want to have a chocolate, bought at Mercadonawho should abstain from consuming it.
The alert of Mercadona chocolate with a foreign body It was made to the Coordinated Rapid Exchange System, through the European Food Alert Network, so that the marketing channels of the product could be verified.
Mercadona chocolate with foreign body (AESAN via X)
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El Diario de Sevilla shares one of the publications of a “foreign body” in food from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, as well as the Catalan Food Safety Agency.
In accordance with what has been indicated, they specify that the foreign body in food It must be visible or tangible, so any chemical cannot be cataloged in this way.
However, It is also not possible to classify parasites as a foreign body or other biological agents, i.e. an insect; Although the most common cause is finding hair in food.
Although all of these are causes of complaint among consumers, the Codex Alimentarius considers them only as particles that can harm the consumerwhich is why specialists give importance to security management.
2024-04-18 22:27:16