Recall of spice due to carcinogens and mutagens – healing practice

Recall: Carcinogens and mutagens in spices

Global Foods Trading GmbH has a recall for the product”Pran Dry Bay Leaf (dried bay leaves)”. This measure is justified by a charge with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAK). These substances are considered carcinogenic and mutagen.

Global Foods Trading GmbH from Biebesheim in Hesse calls it that seasoning “Pran Dry Bay Leaf” due to carcinogens and mutagens.

Reminder for dried bay leaves

According to a statement published by the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) on its portal “foodwarning.dethe following item is affected by the Global Foods Trading GmbH recall:

“Dried bay leaf of Pran (dried bay leaves)” in the 50 gram packet, manufacturer PRAN – RFL, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh, with best before date (MHD) 18.11.2022.

the Raison of the reminder: discovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), writes the company.

PAHs should not be found in food

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a group of chemical compounds that all have a similar structure. Several hundred PAK connections are known, and there are probably many more, explains the BVL on its website.

Despite the similar structure, chemical, physical and toxicological properties, i.e. toxicThe properties of the individual compounds differ more or less from each other.

Due to their potentially toxic properties, according to experts in races and other products that people come into contact with are as non-existent as it gets.

PAHs are carcinogenic, can alter genetic material and have reproductive-damaging properties, writes the Federal Environment Agency on its website. (ad)