Recallment alarm: blueberries at Penny because of poisonous pesticides!

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Recall of blueberries at Penny: Pesticide residues exceed limit values. Affected products in six federal states.
Recall of blueberries at Penny: Pesticide residues exceed limit values. Affected products in six federal states. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Currently there is an urgent recall of two blueberries products at Penny, which affects several federal states. The recall was necessary because the highest retirement content (RHG) of the pesticide active ingredient phosmet was exceeded in the products. Phosmet is an insecticide that is not approved in the European Union, which is why the articles concerned are no longer transported.

The backed products are:

  • Market love Cultural Heidberries (200-gram pack)
  • XXL Kulturheidelberries of Port International European Sourcing GmbH

These products were sold in Penny branches in six federal states:

  • Baden-Württemberg
  • Bayern
  • Hessen
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Saarland

Details about the affected batches

The batch numbers for the market love for the market lovers are L-0805, L-0903 and L-0904, with the GGN number 4056186196262. The XXL Kulturheideleren are also affected and have the batch numbers L-0903 and L-0904, again with the GGN number 4056186262. Chile and belong to the Legacy variety.

Despite these abnormalities, the consumption of the blueberries is currently not an acute risk of health. Nevertheless, consumption is expressly advised. Customers who have purchased these products can be returned to the Penny markets and receive the purchase price back, even without showing the receipt. If you have any questions, customer service should be contacted at QM- Operations@port-international.com, such as merkur.de reported.

background to pesticides

pesticide residues in food are an increasingly worrying topic. Certain foods often exceed the limit values, as was determined in the current recall. An analysis shows that products from overseas, including fresh berries and other types of fruit and vegetables, are often burdened with residues. In contrast, more robust foods such as cabbage, potatoes and carrots generally contain fewer pesticides, explains the Consumer center .

The use of pesticides in agriculture is heavily regulated, but food from third countries can often be more stressed than those from the European Union. It is particularly questionable that conventionally produced fruit and vegetables on average have far higher residues than organic certified products. The Ökomonitoring 2022 shows that with conventional fruit 76 times and 153 times higher values ​​were found in vegetables than with organic products.

Consumers are well advised to pay attention to the origin of their food when purchasing and, if possible, to use ecological alternatives. In numerous cases, these are not only healthier, but also safer in relation to pesticides.

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