A popular ice cream sold in many Irish supermarkets including Tesco, SuperValu and Dunnes has been pulled from freezers amid food safety concerns.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued an urgent recall notice for various batches of Haagen-Dazs ice cream products, due to the detection of 2-Chloroethanol.
2-Chloroethanol is a recognised reaction product of ethylene oxide, which is banned for use in foods in Europe.
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An FSAI spokesperson explained: “2-Chloroethanol is a recognised reaction product of ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide is a pesticide that is not permitted for use in foods sold in the EU but is approved for use by other countries outside the EU.
“Although the consumption of the contaminated batches does not pose an acute risk to health, there is an increased risk if there is continued consumption of contaminated food over a long period of time. Therefore, exposure to this substance needs to be minimised.”
Irish shoppers will see point-of-sale notices displayed in stores that were supplied with the affected batches.
The Haagen-Dazs flavours included in the recall are Belgian Chocolate, Cookies and Cream, Pralines and Cream, and Duo Belgian Chocolate and Strawberry Crunch.
Here are the batches affected by the recall:
It comes just days after batches of free range duck eggs were recalled due to the possible presence of salmonella.
The FSAI said: “Meadow Park Eggs is recalling batches of Meadow Park 6 Free Range Duck Eggs due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
“Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.”
All best before dates up to and including August 8, 2022 are included in the recall.
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