This year, the list of recall procedures continues to grow. From Carrefour cans to Buitoni pizzas and Jardin Bio bouillon cubes… For more than a year now, 4,723 food product recall procedures have been recorded, ie more than 300 recalls per month on average. And the list will grow even longer since these days, a new call for vigilance has been launched.
Chocolate biscuits withdrawn from sale
The chocolate cookies, sold by discount chain Lidl, are withdrawn of the sale and are subject to a recall in store. The reason ? Gluten, milk and traces of possible allergens such as soy, nuts, sesame seeds and eggs would be present without being declared, which constitutes a risk for allergy sufferers.
“Following a labeling error, certain products were put on sale with packaging in a foreign language”, can we read on the recall procedure.
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— Soofia (@Sofia9528) June 21, 2022
The Rappel.conso.gouv.fr website calls on customers with allergies to stop consuming them and to return them as soon as possible to points of sale or to contact Lidl customer service on 0 800 900 343 (free call, available from Monday to Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). The products can only be consumed by people who are not allergic to these ingredients.
Products to recall
The products subject to this recall procedure are Sondey brand organic dark chocolate biscuit bars. They are sold between June 2 and 9 in many Lidl stores. The affected products are lots L2022105 and L2022147 with international item number (GTIN) 20928827. The date of minimum durability for these products was April 15 and May 27, 2023.
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Tin cans to remember
Due to inflation and rising prices for raw materials, gasoline and food, many French people are turning to buying tin cans.
Simple and quick to cook, they allow you to vary the pleasures at mealtime without paying a high price. Only here, if you bought cassoulet in conserve of the private label Carrefour in the last three months, don’t eat it! Why you think ? Quite simply because there is a lack of microbiological stability, caused by a manufacturing and closing problem (micro-leaks, faulty heat sealing, etc.).
“These products have been manufactured and/or stored under conditions that do not allow satisfactory health guarantees to be provided” could be read.
The product concerned
The product that is the subject of this recall procedure is the 1,260 g box of “Carrefour Classic” cassoulet. It was marketed between March 7 and June 17, 2022, a little over three months ago. This is lot Q054 CAB 4932 whose international item code (GTIN) is 3245414164123. The date of minimum durability of this product is March 1, 2025.
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CASSOULET – CROSSROADSRisks: Manufacturing defect, sealing defect (eg: micro leaks, defective heat sealing) or packaging anomalies
Reason: lack of microbiological stabilityhttps://t.co/3HLgIPFzWS pic.twitter.com/eIeL2uXzev
— Consum Reminder (@Consum Reminder) June 17, 2022
Get reimbursed!
If you have this product in your cupboards, do not use it and destroy it. If you want a refund, bring it back to the store. You can also contact Carrefour’s consumer service, which is available to consumers from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where can I find the list of recalled products?
To find the complete list of product recalls, go to rappel.conso.gouv.fr. Launched by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) in April 2021, the site lists all product recalls classified by category (food, hygiene, beauty, home, habitat…). Only drugs are not included in this list.
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