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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Michelle Cullen

Urgent recall notice issued for popular brands of tortilla chips sold in Irish stores over 'adverse' health effects

Irish customers have been urged to check their presses after the Food Safety Authority issued a recall notice for a popular snack.

Batches of various brands of organic tortilla chips are being recalled due to the possible presence of tropane alkaloids.

Tropane alkaloids are naturally occurring toxins which are present in certain plant species.

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Adverse effects in humans can include changes in heart rate, decreased salivary and sweat secretion, pupil dilation, dizziness, headache, and nausea.

Contamination of food can occur if parts (mostly seeds) of tropane alkaloid-containing plant species are unintentionally harvested with agricultural crops.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

See the below table for all recalled products.

Table of recalled products (FSAI)

A batch of Spar tortilla chips have been recalled.

SPAR-tortilla-chips (FSAI)

A batch of Amaizin Tortilla Chips have also been recalled.

Amaizin tortilla chips (FSAI)

Trafo tortilla chips were also recalled by the Food Safety Authority.

Trafo-tortilla-chips (FSAI)

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