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Notice withdrawn: Patagonian squid is safe after all

The Ministry of Agriculture has withdrawn its recall notice for frozen whole Patagonian squid 500 g, LOT 012921, best before 14.07.2021. A re-reading of the lab result shows cadmium stays within 1 mg/kg.

Why it was recalled cadmium within the permitted limit (1 mg/kg)
What to do The product may be consumed without restriction.

Products 1

Lignja patagonika cijela, smrznuta 500g
LOT / batch
012921
Date
14.07.2021

The Ministry of Agriculture informs consumers that the notice of withdrawal and recall of 16 October 2020, published on the website of the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, is withdrawn for the product Lignja patagonika cijela, smrznuta (whole frozen Patagonian squid), 500 g, LOT 012921, best before 14 July 2021.

A re-interpretation of the laboratory finding established that the product does not exceed the maximum permitted level of 1 mg/kg of cadmium and complies with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.

The consumer notice has therefore been removed from the HAPIH website and the product may be consumed without restriction. Producer: NATURA d.o.o., Vinkovci; wholesale: METRO Cash and Carry d.o.o., Zagreb; origin: Spain.

Data source Hrvatska agencija za poljoprivredu i hranu (HAPIH) Original notice

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