Good nutrition is an indispensable factor for the general well-being of the family. For this reason, when we go shopping, we often look for the best products, with certain characteristics. We have a wide range of choices and can decide whether to buy a product that contains more vitamins, proteins or carbohydrates.
Whatever we bring to the table, it will surely have gone through countless checks. Because there will be some control bodies to monitor and guarantee the safety of the products. They are authorized and institutional bodies, which protect the consumer from all points of view. The Ministry of Health checks and controls various areas, including food. If they notice an anomaly or any inadmissible problem, they intervene. In the official portal, we find an area dedicated to the recall of non-compliant products, still on the market, to immediately warn of the risk.
Food products removed from supermarket shelves due to chemical risk have been revealed
In September there was no shortage of calls, such as milk and yogurt among the latest reported. In fact, on day 9 the site adds important information on some brands, due to the alleged presence of chemicals. These foods should not be consumed for any reason.
Lot no. 2021/98360, a 400 g tray of “marinara mussels”, from the Aquolina brand. The product appears to be dangerous, due to okadaic acid, a very harmful element for human health. Another lot, with the same problems, is no. 2021/98361, of Aquolina, a tray of 400g of “cooked mussels Taranto style”.
But they are not the only ones to contain algal biotoxins above the permitted limit. We find in the list the “cooked mussels alla marinara” and the “cooked mussels alla tarantina”, lot no. 211001, Marinsieme Idea brand.
In addition to including this important information in the official portal of the Ministry, authorized operators display billboards in the points of sale. The writings are used to warn those who have previously purchased that product. Anyone who has already eaten it and notices problems, should immediately go to a doctor or a hospital. So, here are the food products eliminated from supermarket shelves due to chemical risk and danger of toxicity.
Possible damage
When we have algal biotoxin poisoning, we may have eaten contaminated bivalve molluscs. Biotoxins are toxic substances produced by some algae. They are divided into several categories and can be very harmful to humans.
If we have eaten fish products that contain an abnormal amount of okaidic acid, however, we may have some symptoms within a few hours. So, let’s be alarmed if we have diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps, contact our doctor immediately or go to the emergency room, to intervene as soon as possible. To reduce the risk of intoxication, it is always better to buy the products in the authorized and official channels.
Deepening
Here are the batches of yogurt withdrawn from supermarkets due to the presence of a carcinogen.