Toxic substance found in Belgian chocolate available in the EU

Cachet brand almond dark chocolate made with 72 percent cocoa is being recalled because it contains poison, MTI reports, citing a statement by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih).

The office asks customers not to consume the 100-gram package of products with batch number L22343, which has a best-before date of 9 March 2024, because it contains aflatoxin above the limit.

Even very small amounts of aflatoxins are toxic, hepatotoxic, carcinogenic, and harmful to the cells’ hereditary material and the body’s defence system. In large quantities, they can cause acute poisoning with rapid onset and severe liver failure leading to death.

Children and people suffering from hepatitis B virus liver inflammation are particularly vulnerable to these toxins.

The sweets from Belgium are produced by Kim’s Chocolates (Belgium) and distributed by Brand Mix Kft. (Budapest). The product has been notified from Belgium through the European Union’s Food and Feed Safety Alert System (RASFF).

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Source: MTI