The Chief Sanitary Inspector was informed through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) about the withdrawal by Snack Food Poco Loco of several batches of corn chips. The reason? High levels of tropane alkaloids originating from the raw material used in their production were detected. GIS: – Consuming products with the specified batch numbers may pose a risk to consumers’ health.
Which products should you be wary of?
| Product name | Batch number | Best-before date |
|---|---|---|
| MC BIO TORTILLA CHIPS 125 g NATUR | 32014 | 14/08/2022 |
| 32048 | 17/09/2022 | |
| 32069 | 10/10/2022 | |
| 32071 | 12/10/2022 | |
| 32095 | 05/11/2022 | |
| 32096 | 06/11/2022 | |
| 32128 | 08/12/2022 | |
| 32154 | 03/01/2023 | |
| 32155 | 04/01/2023 | |
| MC BIO TORTILLA CHIPS 125 g CHILLI | 31351 | 17/07/2022 |
| 32015 | 15/08/2022 | |
| 32048 | 17/09/2022 | |
| 32073 | 14/10/2022 | |
| 32101 | 11/11/2022 | |
| 32129 | 09/12/2022 | |
| 32155 | 04/01/2023 | |
| 32183 | 02/02/2023 | |
| Organic BIO Nachos natural 125 g Acapulco | 32069 | 10/09/2022 |
| 32070 | 11/09/2022 | |
| 32124 | 04/11/2022 | |
| Organic BIO Nachos with pepper flavour 125 g Acapulco | 32016 | 16/07/2022 |
| 32038 | 07/08/2022 | |
| 32098 | 08/10/2022 | |
| 32128 | 08/11/2022 | |
| Organic BIO Nachos with chili flavour 125 g Acapulco | 32048 | 17/08/2022 |
| 32074 | 15/09/2022 | |
| 32101 | 11/10/2022 | |
| 32129 | 09/11/2022 | |
| Organic BIO Nachos with sour cream and onion flavour 125 g Acapulco | 32049 | 18/08/2022 |
| 32073 | 14/09/2022 | |
| 32099 | 09/10/2022 | |
| 32126 | 06/11/2022 | |
| 32127 | 07/11/2022 |
What has been done?
Carrefour Polska withdrew the above-mentioned products from sale and decided to place information about the withdrawal of the products and the possibility of returning them in a prominent location in its stores.
Eko-Wital informed its customers of the need to withdraw the products from the market.
What are the recommendations for consumers?
GIS: – The batches of products specified in this notice should not be consumed.