Belgium orders additional recall of Haagen-Dazs ice cream after cancer-causing chemical found

On August 10, 65 foreign media reported that The Belgian Food Safety Authority issued an order on Tuesday Aug. 9, 65 local time. Seven more Haagen-Dazs ice cream brands were recalled after they were found to contain a chemical linked to the development of lymphoma and leukemia. The Belgian Food Safety Authority has previously ordered a recall of 10 Haagen-Dazs ice creams on Friday Aug 5.

Belgium’s move comes after alerts from the European Union (EU), Spain and France’s Food Safety Authority have recalled Haagen-Dazs ice cream products, which are owned by General Mills. General Mills) in the United States is owned. number of items

for ice cream products Haagen-Dazs, which the Belgian Food Safety Authority Seven additional recalls included large and small ice cream cups, vanilla, Belgian chocolate, macadamia nuts. and Pralines & Cream with an expiration date between March and April 2023, with consumers who purchased these recalled products being notified not to eat, to destroy and to contact. General Mills Company to request a refund.

Several warnings for a carcinogen found in Haagen-Dazs ice cream came after France found the substance. 2-Chloroethanol (2-coroethanol) in some Haagen-Dazs ice cream products last July during a random check. The notification was then forwarded to the EU’s Fast Alert System for Food. and there is a series of warnings at the request of France

The chemical 2-chloroethanol It is a compound found in ethylene oxide (ETO), a carcinogen used in pesticides. cleaning chemicals and has the ability to destroy genetic material or DNA

While the company General Mills, an ice cream maker brand Haagen-Dazs. made a statement about this last week that The chemical ethylene oxide (ETO) is found in one of the components. (Vanilla extract), which is obtained from the supplier. Or a manufacturer who supplies one raw material to the company.