Urgent recall for popular snack food sold in Ireland due to high levels of cancer-causing chemicals

The FSAI is recalling batches of a popular snack sold in Irish stores because of the presence of toxic chemicals.

Various brands of popcorn kernels have been marked as unsafe due to elevated levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is one of a group of naturally occurring chemicals (mycotoxins) produced by certain moulds.

They can grow on a variety of different crops and foodstuffs, often under warm and humid conditions. These toxins can cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans including cancer (some are genotoxic), kidney and liver damage, gastrointestinal disturbances, reproductive disorders, or suppression of the immune system.

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Mycotoxins are naturally occurring, so their presence in foods cannot be completely avoided. The following batches of popcorn kernels have been affected by the recall:

Popcorn brands recalled due to presence of dangerous chemicals (FSAI)

A notice on the FSAI website reads: "Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale. Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches."

Consumers have been warned against ingesting the affected products (FSAI)

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