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Recall Of Artri King, Kuka Flex Forte & Reumo Flex Food Supplements.

Recall of Artri King, Kuka Flex Forte and Reumo Flex food supplements due to undeclared active ingredients not permitted in food products.

Friday, 08 December 2023
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2023.35
Product Identification: Artri King; pack size: 100 tablets; Kuka Flex Forte pack size 30 caplets; Reumo Flex; pack size 30 caplets.
Batch Code: All batch codes

Message:
All batch codes of Artri King, Kuka Flex Forte and Reumo Flex food supplements are being recalled as they contain active ingredients that have not been approved for use in food products and are not declared on the label.
All three products contain the active ingredients diclofenac and Artri King also contains dexamethasone. These products are being sold on various online websites as a food supplement, to treat joint pain and arthritis.

Action Required:
Retailers: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated products from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Consumers: Consumers are advised not to take the implicated products.

FSAI – Undeclared Milk In Batch Of O’Sullivans Bakery Kerry Brack.

Undeclared milk in a batch of O’Sullivans Bakery Kerry Brack.

Alert Summary Today: Tuesday, 28th November 2023.
Allergy Alert Notification: 2023.A29
Allergen: Milk
Product Identification: O’Sullivans Bakery Kerry Brack; pack size: 650g
Batch Code: Best before date 11/12/2023.
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:
The above batch of O’Sullivans Bakery Kerry Brack contains milk which is not declared in the list of ingredients. This may make the batch unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of milk.

Recall Of Funktional Foods This Is Hemp Powder.

Recall of a batch of “Funktional Foods This Is Hemp Powder” due to elevated levels of Delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Alert Summary Today: Monday, 27 November 2023
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2023.33
Product Identification: Funktional Foods This Is Hemp Powder; pack size 100g
Batch Code: WO4010; Best before: March 2025
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Message:
The above batch of “Funktional Foods This is Hemp Powder” is being recalled on the advice of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), due to the presence of unsafe levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9THC) in excess of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) acute reference dose.

Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Action Required: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to consume the implicated batch.

Recall Of Aldi Roosters Fried Chicken Goujons Due To Salmonella.

Recall of a batch of Aldi Roosters Southern Fried Chicken Fillet Goujons due to the possible presence of SalmonellaRecall of a batch of Aldi Roosters Southern Fried Chicken Fillet Goujons due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Alert Summary Today: Monday, 27th November 2023.
Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2023.34.
Product Identification: Roosters Southern Fried Chicken Fillet Goujons (frozen); pack size: 800g.
Batch Code: 712654: Best before date: 22nd May 2025.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom.

Message:

Aldi, on the advice of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), are recalling the above batch of Roosters Southern Fried Chicken Fillet Goujons, stated above, due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale in Aldi stores.

Nature Of Danger: People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:
Retailers: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale, and to display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat this implicated batch.

Food Comparison: Which No Added Sugar Baked Beans are Best?

When we’re out and about shopping, savvy consumers these days engage in price comparisons in an effort to hunt out the best deals for our pocket. Those same savvy consumers would do well to consider engaging in food ingredient comparisons too, to hunt out the best deals for our gut.

You might think there’s little in the difference between one brand of food item over another, but when ingredients are compared, you may well discover that one is potentially much healthier than the other.

Thurles.Info recently posted about the free Yuka App which enables the public to scan barcodes and get an easy to read summary of what’s in your food.

Note: The Yuka App was created and launched in 2017 by the French team of Julie Chapon, François Martin and Benoit Martin. They wanted to create an easy way for consumers to find out what ingredients and nutrients were in our food.
It’s now estimated that over 10 million people use this App in France and the UK. It has even influenced a major French grocery shop chain, Intermarché, to change ingredients in 900 products following a drop in sales by consumers using the App and refusing to purchase products with various additives.

On a recent shopping excursion we used the Yuka App to compare one staple food item, found in almost every Irish cupboard – the tin of Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce.

***Question: Which No added Sugar Baked Beans are best?***

According to Yuka, Batchelors No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated poor (49/100) because of the presence of E954 otherwise known as Saccharin, a hazardous additive associated with increased risks of certain cancers and cardiovascular disease if consumed in large quantities.
In comparison, Heinz No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (84/100) with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present.
Bramwells No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (90/100), also, with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present.

In two large supermarket chain stores checked today:
Three 225g cans of Bachelors Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed for €3.29.
Three 200g cans of Heinz Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed at €3.00.
Three 225g cans of Bramwells Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed at €1.47.
A significant difference in price, but also a potentially big difference in health, while also proving “it pays to shop around”.