Product Recall: These are avocados that you absolutely should not eat!

Several batches of avocados are currently being recalled across France due to excessive levels of pesticides.

Avocado, a trendy fruit (1/9)

Avocado is an extremely popular fruit, as evidenced by the numerous recipes that showcase this high-fat product.

Lawyers suspended from work (February 9)

However, avocados included in the batches distributed by SCARMOR throughout France, of the Georges Helfer brand, sold in 4 kg packages with the following batch number: BR31987, are being withdrawn from the market with immediate effect.

Health Risks (March 9)

These avocados from Colombia are on sale since March 6, 2024 and exceed the permitted levels of pesticides. Therefore, they may pose a health risk. If you have any of these at home, do not eat them and spread the word.

What to do with these lawyers? (April 9)

The procedure is pretty simple: if you ate these avocados, seek medical attention immediately. If you have any avocados from this batch left, return them to the point of sale.

The Ministry of Health reports (May 9)

The Ministry of Health website warns about permitted pesticide limits. ” In food products, regulations establish maximum residue limits (MRLs) for each pesticide and for a specific food product .”

The government warns (6/9)

” They must not be exceeded to ensure the lowest possible level of impact on consumers ,” the government reminds.

Notification from the Rappel conso website (7/9)

It should also be noted that a notice was published on the Rappel conso website , as well as on social networks, about the need to widely disseminate this very important information.

Origin of lawyers (8/9)

Today, avocados that reach French supermarkets come mainly from South or Central America.

Limit your avocado intake (9/9)

Mexico, for example, supplies 10% of its avocado production to Europe. And they often contain a lot of pesticides. Therefore, it is advisable to eat them only occasionally.

Many food products are being recalled these days for health reasons . The latest recall involves avocados , which contain excessive levels of pesticides. Here’s all the information and advice you should follow if you have these fruits at home.

Which batches of avocados are affected?

Avocados are an extremely popular fruit , as evidenced by the numerous recipes that use this high-fat product. However, avocados from batches distributed throughout France by SCARMOR under the Georges Helfer brand , sold in 4 kg packages with the following batch number: BR31987, are being recalled with immediate effect. These avocados from Colombia, sold since March 6, 2024, exceed the permitted levels of pesticides . They may therefore pose a health risk . If you have any at home, do not eat them and spread the word.

What to do with those avocados that have been bought or eaten?

The procedure is pretty simple: if you ate these avocados, seek medical attention immediately . If you have avocados from this batch, return them to the place of sale .

The Ministry of Health website warns about permitted pesticide limits . “ In food, regulations set maximum residue limits (MRLs) for each pesticide and for a specific food product. They must not be exceeded in order to guarantee the lowest possible level of exposure for consumers ,” the government reminds us.

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