Credit: ALVA

The Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) has announced the recall of various food products sold in the Grand Duchy due to possible health risks.

ALVA has recalled the following products:

- Small Quinoa Nut Salad (petite salade Quinoa Noix) from the Delhaize brand, 205 g, with the barcode: 5400119594998 and expiration dates ranging from 29/02/2024 until 09/03/2024. Sales period: 23/02/2024 to 06/03/2024. The product has been sold in Delhaize stores in Luxembourg. This product is at risk of a high content of aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by certain species of Aspergillus molds that grow when the temperature and humidity of the food are high. Aflatoxins are considered genotoxic and carcinogenic by the European Food Safety Authority and can be dangerous at high and repeated consumption.

- A range of breads from the La Lorraine brand:

6X440G PC P AVERB NOIX &RAIS
6X550G PC PAINRUST AU LEV GR
1X800G REMOD.CARRE INTEGRAL
6X660G PC RUSTIK PAIN SEIGLE
6X880G PC LE FERMIER PAIN BLAN
6X880G PC P.GALETTE BLANC
6X880G PC PAIN BREUGHEL
1X400G PAIN CAMPAGNE BL AFF
1X800G CAMPAGNE BLANC
6X660G PC RUSTIK PAVE BLANC
1X600G REMOD.BOULOT INTEGRA
1X800G PAIN CARRE GRIS
1X800G REMOD. PAIN BREUGHEL
1X400G CARRO PAIN GRIS
1X800G CAMPAGNE GRIS
1X400G CAMPAGNE GRIS AFF
1X800G PAIN SPIKKEL
6X880G PC PAIN SPIKKEL
6X660G PC PAIN RUSTIK 5 CER
6X880G PC CARRE INTEGRAL
6X660G PC PAIN RUST D'ANTAN
6X660GPC PAIN AVERB COMPL
6XPC 660G BOUL.D'ABBAYE INTEGR
3X1.240KG PC PAIN AVERB COMPL
800G GALETTE BLANC
800G BOULOT BLANC
800G PAIN NOIR
800G CARRE MULTI CEREALS

 

Sales period: 05/03/2024 to 08/03/2024 inclusive. The products have been distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg. These products have been recalled over the potential presence of ceramic-type foreign bodies. ALVA noted that consumers may be at risk of suffocation or internal injury if they ingest a foreign body.

Updates will be published on the website www.securite-alimentaire.lu.