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Organic baby drink recalled in Sweden after plant growth regulator detected

Swedish baby food producer Semper has recalled an organic apple and pear baby drink after the company found high levels of a chlorine-based straw shortening agent in the beverage.

Organic baby drink recalled in Sweden after plant growth regulator detected
Photo: Semper/TT

The substance, chlormequat, was found to be at a level above what is permitted for baby food but below the regulated maximum for fruit, according to Semper.

Straw shortening agents are used to reduce the growth of branches and straws so they can bear the weight of fruit, Semper quality control engineer Ann Kemperman told TT.

But the agent should not be found at all in an organic product.

“It may have been blown in from other orchards or have come from groundwater. We will investigate this,” Kemperman said, adding that children who have already consumed the affected drink are not at risk of adverse reactions.

The recall applies to all apple and pear baby drinks with ‘best before’ dates of February 22nd, 2020.

Consumers are advised to return the product to stores, where a refund will be given.

READ ALSO: Lethal listeria outbreak prompts food recall in Sweden

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BMW expands UK car recall again

German car manufacturer BMW on Friday expanded a British safety recall for another 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk.

BMW expands UK car recall again
Workers assemble a BMW 3 Series sedan. File photo: JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
The announcement — the second in two weeks — comes after it had already expanded an initial recall to 312,000 diesel and petrol vehicles on May 9 due to a risk of engines cutting out.
 
It will now examine another 88,000 cars, plus 200,000 cars that were already affected by the earlier safety checks.
 
“BMW has chosen to expand on its existing battery connector recall,” a company spokesman said, adding it would replace two wiring connections.
 
Models affected by the latest recall are all 3 Series petrol and diesel cars manufactured from December 2004 and July 2011. The models affected in the May 9 recall are the BMW 1 Series, the 3 Series, the Z4 and its X1 cars that were produced between March 2007 and August 2011.
 
“We are taking the opportunity of the existing recall to proactively check,” the spokesman added on Friday. “In doing so we are taking every precaution in terms of safety while minimising disruption and inconvenience to affected customers.”
 
The initial recall was launched last year after former Gurkha soldier Narayan Gurung died on Christmas Day in 2016.
 
He had crashed his Ford Fiesta into a tree while trying to avoid a stalled BMW in the town of Guildford in southern England.