Food Safety recall round-up 1-14 January 2016
ESBO levels prompt recall
Belgium: Colruyt and Collect & Go have removed a product from sale due to high levels of ESBO (epoxidized soybean oil).
5 Senses Torti-Ya! Préparation à l’oignon pour omelette aux pommes de terre 350g jar with a date of 05/2019, article number 23114 and lot number 080140617 on sale between March and December 2015 is affected.
ESBO is used as a plasticiser and stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gaskets of metal lids used to seal glass jars and bottles, it is not used as an ingredient.