If you are a fan of the famous Nutella chocolate, you may change your mind from now on, and may even stop buying and eating it.
A recent report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has shown that palm oil, which makes the nutella as unique and makes it more accessible, can cause cancer more than any other oil.
The report, which was recently issued by the body, has raised similar doubts, which were reported by the World Health Organization earlier, according to the newspaper "Daily Mail" British.
After the report, the Italian company Ferrero, a manufacturer of nautilas, quickly launched a campaign that focused on using palm oil in its most important product "in a safe manner."
The company said that without the use of refined palm oil, the Nutella chocolate would lose the individual's ability to distinguish it.
"The nutella industry without palm oil will lead to a bad product," said Vincenzo Tapella, sales manager at Vincenzo Tapella.
But Ferrero did not mention the fact that palm oil is the cheapest type of oil, and that replacing it with other high-priced oil could cost the company between $ 8 and $ 22 million a year.
Nutella is one of the most popular types of chocolates favored by adults and young people, which is abundant in all the world markets and achieved a huge sales, and like any famous product that has a high sales rate that gets a lot of rumors and criticism, not long ago we dealt with the damage of the nautilus has been the same context these days The warning was issued by the European Food Safety Authority, which caused many officials to talk about the damage caused by the nutella, and the support and opposition to convey the health of the seriousness of palm oil in the Kulath Nutella.
Warnings of Nutella Chocolate
In the recent period, there have been many rumors about the seriousness of the nutella as palm oil is one of its components, which causes cancer especially for children, which is why many traders are moving away from buying the nutella as a precautionary measure until the truth is proved. This is very harmful and the most important cause of cancer, where the European Food Safety Authority prepared a medical study to alarm the risk of taking the nutella because it contains palm oil in charge of increasing the validity of the product and at the same time carcinogenic that affect human health in the long term.
The Ferrero manufacturer denied these rumors and confirmed rumors that there is no basis of health, and stressed that palm oil is harmless and does not cause cancer, and pointed out that many of the famous products enter palm oil as one of its components, the most important of these products Cadbury, Clover and other products available in the market. The sales manager of the Nutella product said that replacing palm oil with other oil like sunflower oil would raise the cost of the product to almost double, causing heavy losses to the company.
Ferrero used palm oil to increase the fluidity of the nucleella, and it is important to increase its shelf life without spoiling quickly. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a report on safety Products containing palm oil were carcinogenic, and Ferrero then launched a TV campaign announcing the use of palm oil as a sign that it was not dangerous.
The General Authority for Food and Drug in the Kingdom
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said that the European Food Safety Authority (EPA) on the containment of Nautella chocolate on cancerous substances is incorrect, as indicated in a statement on its website that it has reviewed the reports of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) In which there is no reports that the use of palm oil is currently stopped in food products, confirming that it follows all the safety of food, medicines and medical devices to ensure their safety.
Dr. Fahd al-Khudairi, a researcher in the field of carcinogens, explained that the warning about containing the nutella on palm oil is very important and very dangerous, despite the questioning of the matter. He said that he prevented the nutella from his house due to this warning until it is confirmed or not.
Food and Drug Safety Management in Dubai
At a time when the Municipality of Dubai said in a statement published on the social networking site Instagram saying that it has developed routine programs to evaluate the seriousness of food products in terms of consumption, and did not prove contain the nucleella on carcinogens, and therefore no decisions were made on palm oil Or any other ingredients, and has confirmed that the product of the nutella product is safe and sound and has been made according to the proper production and processing rules.
Dr. Muhannad Diab, a consultant on cancer oncology at NMC Hospital in Abu Dhabi, confirmed to one site that there is no scientific evidence that palm oil is stimulating cancer cells until now. He said that the information provided by the European Food Authority is insufficient to become certified And that they said that the study they needed to continue until the end of this year to be published in detail, adding that several independent parties have made it clear that products containing palm oil are harmful but there is no complete information about it or a clear study.
