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The company Dermaris GmbH from Lippstadt (North Rhine-Westphalia) has launched a recall for pepperoni Pizza rolls. According to the company, it cannot be excluded that in the plastic particles. From the consumption of the product is not recommended.

The company Dermaris GmbH from North Rhine-Westphalia, Lippstadt is calling the product “Dermaris pizza snails Salame 270g” with the batch number 3022004 and the date of minimum durability (best before date) 07.05.2020.

The consumption is discouraged

“It is not excluded, that small white plastic particles in the product,” writes the company in a customer communication, published by the Federal office for consumer protection and food safety (BVL) on its Portal “lebensmittelwarnung.de”.

“The above article with the above-mentioned MHD should not be consumed, therefore, as a precautionary measure”, – stated there.

Customers who have purchased the product already, will be asked not to use it more, but in the shopping sites to return. There, the purchase price will be refunded.

Foreign body in food

In food production it comes, unfortunately, from time to time impurities or foreign bodies such as glass, aluminum or plastic residues.

Foreign objects in food can cause the consumption of partially-threatening injuries and complaints.

Depending on the size, texture and Material of the swallowed portion may occur during Chewing, for example, wounds in the mouth and throat. In addition, swallowed foreign body, depending on the size, can block the esophagus or the digestive organs.

If small parts remain in the body, they can trigger in some cases, inflammation. Also internal injuries cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, it is generally advised not to consume food that may contain a foreign body. (ad)