New list of ice creams withdrawn due to the presence of ethylene oxide

The organization FACUA-Consumers in Action has published a new list of ice cream references from Froneri, manufacturer of several brands of the Nestlé group, which have been withdrawn due to the presence of ethylene oxide. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) assured from the beginning of the crisis that the detected levels of the carcinogenic substance are very low and are below the legal limit of 0.02 mg/kg.

This new list that has come to light includes units belonging to 14 varieties of Extreme Cream-Strawberry, Pirulo Mikolápiz, Milka Avellana, Nuii Almond, Nuii Dark Chocolate with Almonds, Oreo Bonbon, Sandwich Bokazas Cream, Toblerone Bonbon, Smarties, Llra Cup Supreme Nougat, Cream Great Lady, Cream Princess Cake, Nestlé Tres Gustos Block and Nestlé Vanilla Block. In total, there are 21 batches affected.

Which ice creams are affected by ethylene oxide

This new list published by and the first, which was published at the end of July, with which they were being withdrawn. The consumer organization has called on Nestlé and Froneri to act transparently and make public the complete list of affected products. For the time being, the manufacturer Froneri has included on its website a

In contrast, the company Mars, which has also been affected by the crisis, made public the list of products subject to withdrawal due to contamination with ethylene oxide in Spain.

What risk would consuming these ice creams with ethylene oxide have?

FACUA advises users who have one of the affected products in their homes to refrain from consuming them and proceed to return them to the establishments so that they can be reimbursed. However, Froneri assures in a statement that “the amount of the affected component that is used is negligible in the final product. In addition, even in the case of consumption of a product that could be affected by this incident, and based on external analyzes and own, it is very unlikely that it poses a risk to the health of consumers. The possible health risk derives mainly from the direct manipulation of the substance or from a hypothetical continued consumption in large doses, “he explains.

In the same sense, Mars points out that although the level of ethylene oxide in the affected ingredient is higher than the legally established limits for this ingredient in Europe, it only uses a very small amount of this ingredient. In addition, he ensures that the consumption of the products is not harmful to health.

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN), for its part, explained in its latest statement, published on Thursday, that it shares the concern of consumers about the problem caused by the presence of ethylene oxide residues in food. However, it assumes that the levels of ethylene oxide detected in some batches of additive E410, which have been used for food manufacturing, are very low and are below the legal limit of 0.02 mg/kg.