A leading babyfood supplier has warned it will take several months to find a new closure for jars caught up in a cancer scare.
As reported in The Grocer last week (p6), the European Food Safety Authority warned seals on jars contained cancer-causing toxin semicarbazide.
Sally Griffiths, head of food quality and regulation at Cow & Gate manufacturer Nutricia, has warned a breakthrough could be months away.
“We are trialling a new cap.If everything goes well, we hope to have a replacement within four months but it could be longer than that.”
Retailers indicated that sales of babyfood had not been affected by the health warning.
As reported in The Grocer last week (p6), the European Food Safety Authority warned seals on jars contained cancer-causing toxin semicarbazide.
Sally Griffiths, head of food quality and regulation at Cow & Gate manufacturer Nutricia, has warned a breakthrough could be months away.
“We are trialling a new cap.If everything goes well, we hope to have a replacement within four months but it could be longer than that.”
Retailers indicated that sales of babyfood had not been affected by the health warning.
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