Malta recalls many batches from supermarkets for suspected presence of the substance in some well-known ice cream brands. The alert still extends.
Ethylene oxide, a substance contained in pesticides and now marked with a large red X placed by the European Union, is starting to become a serious problem. Other recalls have been made in recent days, again due to the presence of oxide beyond the permitted limits. A practice now on the agenda considering how many products have been removed from supermarket shelves. This time, however, it was consumer products belonging to famous brands that were recalled.
Among these, even some lots of Milka and Toblerone. This time the theater is in Malta, confirming that the problem is now a European domain. As specified by the Environmental Health Directorate of Maltese Public Health Superintendency, some ice creams were also banned. The knot would now be diverted to carob seed flour, a food additive involved in other withdrawals also in Italy.
Withdrawn ice cream: ethylene oxide also in Malta
Some ice cream brands had already been withdrawn from sale in recent weeks. This time, on the southern Mediterranean island were the following lots:
- Milka Mini Vanilla & Chocolate Swirl – 6 x 50ml
- Expiry date 31/03/2023
- Lot PL1084
- Vanilla & Chocolate Swirl Milka – 100ml
- Chocolate-honey flavored ice cream with Toblerone chocolate – 6 x 50ml (expiry date 28/02/2023).
All with expiration date 31/01/2023. The lots are: MI1009031001, MI1009032501, MI1009032502, MI1009034501, MI1009034602, MI1009035801.
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Initially concentrated in sesame seeds, now the question seems more pressing in carob flour, widely used in desserts as a food additive. In a sense, the risk becomes more widespread. In recent days, the Italian Ministry of Health has submitted several ordinances removal of products suspected of containing the pesticide in them. Until recently, its presence was allowed only in negligible quantities (0.05 mg / kg). Now, however, it has been decided to definitively ban the oxide.
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