After pizzas, cheese, chocolates and sugar, it is now a food product that is being recalled at Carrefour. Can we speak of a food scandal? In any case, this is a cause for concern for consumers. We tell you everything.
Food scandals follow one another
Food scandals have followed one another in recent weeks. In fact, in March 2022, Buitoni Fraîch’Up brand frozen pizzas were recalled as a preventive measure. This is because they have been considered by the French health authorities to be the cause of several serious cases of children being infected by the E. coli bacterium in France.
However, on April 6, 2022, no fewer than 24,000 cheeses from Fromageries de Normandie (Lactalis Group) were recalled. These are Bries, Coulommiers, Camembert and small Camemberts of the Normanville, Bon Normand, Pâquerettes, Graindorge, Traditions de Normandie brands. Health officials have identified a “probable source of contamination” of the bacteria responsible for listeriosis.
During the same period, the Ferrero Group is also recalling chocolate from its Arlon factory in Belgium. These were children’s products from the Kinder Surprise, Kinder Schokobons, Kinder Mini-Egg, Kinder Mix, Kinder Happy Moments and Kinder Surprise 100g ranges. The recall was prompted by the discovery of a link between the plant and salmonella poisoning in European children.
Consumers are concerned
Also in April, the Intermarché group recalled the sugar sold by Top Budget after broken glass was found in these products. Today, it’s Carrefour’s Cordons Bleus that make the headlines. In fact, these products would contain foreign objects, the ingestion of which could have serious health consequences.
These back-to-back recalls are worrying consumers. Thus, as of March 2021, there were 4,377 non-compliant or dangerous food references.
Who would have thought that in 2022 children would get sick from chocolate, pizza or sausage from the supermarket. Since the giant Lactalis’ child dairy scandal in 2017, food controls have tightened. In addition, the precautionary principle was applied more strictly.
Carrefour stores are recalling products
On April 27, 2022, the Carrefour brand issued a warning regarding cordons bleus sold in its stores. However, the consumer notice states that these are chicken cordons bleus, sold in pairs in 200g cartons. They have the number 29022095B with an expiry date of April 30, 2022. These products may contain plastic that may cause “adverse effects after ingestion.”
This recall comes immediately after the other involving the sausages. However, it is the Real Jesus of Lyon sausage from the Reflets de France brand (600 g bag). They were sold in Carrefour-branded stores between March 14 and April 21, 2022.
The references are as follows:
– Batch 205080
– Global Article Number (GTIN) 3560071431839
– Expiry date April 29, 2022
If you still have it in your cupboards, avoid consuming it. Finally, return them to the Carrefour store for a refund.
What will happen to Carrefour? Questionable controls…
The food control debate is coming to the fore again due to these numerous health scandals. Some associations are of the opinion that the self-control entrusted to manufacturers is no longer sufficient.
Since the scandal surrounding Lactalis, Ferrero etc., leaders in their respective markets, confidence in these large multinationals has collapsed. Many are calling for reform, such as Karine Jacquemart, executive director of the Consumer Protection Association.
For the latter, the succession of these health scandals is evidence of the failure of the control system itself. Quentin Guillemain, President of the Children’s Health Association, points to the lack of control by the health authorities.
“No lesson has been learned!” There are hardly any real controls by the health authorities in these factories anymore,” regrets Quentin GUILLEMAIN.