hundreds of boxes of noodles have been withdrawn from sale in germany after levels of benzophenone almost three times above the european legal limit were found to have migrated from the packaging
the frozen vermicelli noodles, imported from belgium, were contaminated with benzophenone levels reaching 1747 ?g/kg, said the european commission.
the chemical is used in printing inks for food packaging. in 2009 the ec said that food contact materials with inks containing the substance and 4-methylbenzophenone must not exceed levels of 600 ?g/kg, and german authorities had adopted this level, said the country’s federal office of consumer protection and food safety (bvl).
some 150 kg of the tainted noodles have been withdrawn from sale in germany, the bvl, told foodproductiondaily.com. the national authorities had informed the agency the tainted food posed “no serious risk for consumers”.
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