Popcorn recalled due to packaging containing inappropriate chemicals
Popz Europe Kft. has recalled its “Popz popcorn butter and salty” products from the market due to the presence of compounds above the limit value in the packaging, so-called PFOA and PFDA precursors – the National Food Chain Safety Office told MTI on Wednesday.
Nébih asks customers not to consume products with the same identification data as the ones provided, the best-before date of the affected butter and salty products is April 2026, batch numbers L099, L106 and L103.
It was written that the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) compound belongs to the group of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are surfactants consisting of a hydrophobic alkyl chain and a hydrophilic end group. Since the 1940s, perfluoroalkyl compounds have been used in many areas, for example for textile, carpet and leather impregnation (for water and dirt-repellent treatments); in fire-fighting foams, in the production of greaseproof paper. They can enter food through bioaccumulation in the aquatic and terrestrial food chains and from food contact materials (e.g. packaging). For a significant part of the population, the intake exceeds the health reference values for both compounds – PFOA and PFAS – – they wrote.
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