Sunflower oil scare in Spain

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Sunflower Scare in Spain

People have been advised not to use sunflower oil in their homes and the product has been withdrawn from sale across Spain. The Ministry for Health in Spain has ordered the withdrawal from sale of sunflower oil across the country. It comes as part of a European alert after hydrocarbons were found in batches of the oil from the Ukraine.

The problem was first detected in France, and the risk of contamination is said to be ‘minimal’ but even so the Health Department has withdrawn the oil from sale and said that people should not use the sunflower oil they have at home until it is known which brands could be affected.

The source of the problem is Ilyichevsk in the Ukraine where the sunflower oil was mixed with cheaper mineral oils before being shipped on some six boats to France, Spain, Italy and Holland. The oil could be have been used also by other manufacturers, of sauce for example.

The Spanish Minister for Health, Bernat Soria, said on Saturday afternoon that the order not to use sunflower oil would be lifted soon. In a statement made in Sevilla, he called for calm and said the situation was under control, but declined to reveal the brands affected ‘for prudence’.

The European Commission has said that the adulterated oil is not dangerous to health.

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Spanish Minister of Health withdraws warning re consumption of sunflower oil.

Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs last night withdrew the recommendation to avoid the consumption of sunflower oil and has reported that "tomorrow (today) sunflower oil will again be on sale".

The Ministry reported in a statement last night, that "the health authorities and relevant stakeholders have successfully completed the process of collection and replacement within in the distribution chain." We acted with the sole aim of "protecting consumers' health above any other interest and under the strict precautionary principle," the Ministry added.

The European Commission, which confirmed the existence of the contaminated oil in France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain, explained that, according to the tests, the risk of consuming this oil, stood at the lowest level of the European scale because it does not endanger human health. (28/04/08).

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