A product offered at Lidl must be recalled. The manufacturer reports that the limit has been exceeded. Customers get their money back.
Munich – A product at Lidl is from one recall affected. As the Spanish manufacturer Amaco CIF announced, the “dark grapes, seedless, variety: Crimson, origin: Spain, 500g” sold at Lidl are being recalled. The recall only applies to the packs of batch L-4103, according to the manufacturer.
| Dark grapes, seedless, variety: Crimson, origin: Spain, 500g |
| L-4103 |
| Amaco CIF |
| Lidl |
Grape recall at Lidl: Manufacturer withdraws fruit from circulation due to increased pesticide value
“In ‘Grapes dark, seedless, variety: Crimson, origin: Spain, 500g’ with batch L-4103, the pesticide acetamiprid was detected above the legal limit. Therefore, customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the product,” says the Spanish manufacturer’s published statement. According to the announcement, the grapes were not sold in all federal states, but only in Lidl stores in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
The active ingredient acetamiprid is contained in many plant protection products. It is used to combat insects, including scale insects, whitefly insects, fungus gnats, boxwood borers and mealybugs. Like that Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) stated, the active ingredient was “reviewed again in the EU in 2018 and is approved for use in plant protection products until 2033”. It is considered to be less harmful than other active ingredients in crop protection products.
Lidl customers affected by the recall will receive their money back – even without a receipt
According to the grape manufacturer, Lidl “reacted immediately and removed the affected product from sale for reasons of consistent consumer protection in Germany”. All Lidl customers who have purchased the product affected by the recall can “return it to all Lidl branches,” it says. The purchase price will be refunded, this is possible “even without presenting the receipt”.
In the on the portal produktrueckrufe.de The published notice also confirmed that only the product “Dark grapes, seedless, variety: Crimson, origin: Spain, 500g” from the manufacturer Amaco CIF with the corresponding batch L-4103 was affected by the recall. In contrast, other grape packs offered in German Lidl stores can be purchased without hesitation. The Spanish manufacturer meanwhile apologized to all affected customers “for the inconvenience caused”.
Meanwhile, a Lidl almond paste was also recently affected by a recall – due to a possible “allergic reaction”. The competition from Rewe and Kaufland also recently had to take a sausage product off the shelves.