The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) of the Republic of Indonesia has withdrawn the vanilla flavored Haagen Dazs ice cream product circulating in Indonesia. This withdrawal follows the findings of the French authorities last July 7, regarding the content of Ethylene Oxide. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) also immediately recalled the product.
To protect the public, BPOM instructs importers to withdraw from circulation Haagen Dazs products registered in Indonesia. It will also temporarily stop the distribution or sale of other Haagen-Dazs brand ice cream products with a composition containing vanilla flavoring, until the product is confirmed to be safe.
“The POM Agency oversees and ensures the withdrawal and/or temporary cessation of the circulation/sale of products as described in the appendix are carried out in accordance with applicable procedures,” said BPOM RI’s action, announced in its official written statement, quoted Thursday (21/9/2022).
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Here are the facts of Haagen Dazs Vanilla ice cream pulled by BPOM
1. Types of Retracted Haagen Dazs Ice Cream Products
A number of Haagen Dazs products were withdrawn from circulation, namely:
- Vanilla flavored ice cream with pint and mini cup packaging types
- Vanilla ice cream with 100 ml and 473 ml packaging types
- Vanilla flavored ice cream in bulkcan packaging (9.46 liters)
“The product being withdrawn is Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Flavor Ice Cream in pint and mini cup packaging. Ice cream products with the same brand for 100 ml and 473 ml packages imported from France are registered with the POM Agency and circulated in Indonesia,” said BPOM in a statement. his statement.
2. What is EtO?
Quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, ethylene oxide (EtO) is a colorless gas that is flammable and has a sweet smell.
EtO is commonly used for the manufacture of ethylene glycol (antifreeze), textiles, detergents, solvents, or other products. The Codex Allimentarius Commission (CAC) as an international organization under WHO has not actually set the maximum limit for EtO residues so that the settings vary in each country.
The side effects of ethylene oxide, including:
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty breathing
- Sleepy
- Weak muscles and fatigue
- Eyes and skin feel like burning
EtO is also carcinogenic to humans through inhalation exposure. Excess exposure to ethylene oxide also increases the risk of developing lymphoma, leukemia (blood cancer), stomach and breast cancer.
3. How About Other Haagen Dazs Ice Creams?
For other Haagen Dazs ice creams registered with BPOM, they can still be circulated in Indonesia. BPOM RI urges that if the public still finds the vanilla flavored Haagen Dazs ice cream product still in circulation, immediately report it to BPOM RI through the HALOBPOM Contact Center or the Consumer Complaints Service Unit (ULPK) of the Balai Besar/Balai/Loka POM throughout Indonesia.
“The POM Agency continuously conducts pre- and post-market monitoring and supervision of the facilities and products in circulation for the protection of public health and ensures that products registered with the POM Agency and circulating in Indonesia are safe for consumption,” said BPOM’s full statement.
4. It’s Been Missing Since Sunday
As per detikcom monitoring Wednesday (20/7/2022) at the Haagen Dazs Bintaro Jaya Xchange Mall store, this product is no longer available. Adi, a local shopkeeper, said the recall of the two vanilla-flavoured ice cream products followed reports of pesticide compounds in the vanilla Haagen Dazs product in Singapore.
He admitted that he did not know anything about the information that BPOM RI had officially withdrawn from all vanilla flavored Haagen Dazs products.
“It has been withdrawn from last Sunday. It seems to be in all stores,” he explained when met by AFP on Wednesday (20/7).
The remaining Haagen Dazs ice cream variants are rum raisin, cookies and cream, strawberry to coffee and various other flavors. No Haagen Dazs vanilla products were found in the KiosK Bintaro XChange Mall store.
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