The health services requested the immediate recall and withdrawal of a specific batch of packaged dried figs, with the trade name: Snackin’ Good Serano, on Friday.
The figs, which are packaged and distributed in Cyprus, were found to contain higher than permitted amounts of Aflatoxin B1, a food contaminant and human genotoxic carcinogen.
In its official statement, the ministry of health noted that “as part of [routine lab] controls […] state labs determined that the food item was contained Aflatoxin B1 at a percentage higher than allowed by legislation.”
The ministry also said some packages of the contaminated batch may already be in the possession of consumers who are urged to avoid its consumption and to return the packets to their place of purchase.
The warning concerns the product detailed as follows:
Food Name: DRIED FIGS – NO ADDED SUGAR
Trade name: SNACKIN’ GOOD “SERANO”
Net weight: 225g
Time indication: Consumption preferably before/Best before: 23/12/2024
No. Batch no.: 231023
Bar code: 5290097015871
Packed by: E. NEOPHYTOU TRADING CO LIMITED
Country of origin/Country of origin: GREECE
Packaging: Plastic, airtight
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