Overview
- An authority-ordered notice on lebensmittelwarnung.de names six 0.7‑liter Rüter Fruchtsaft beverages after tests found Patulin above legal limits.
- Affected items include Apfel-Birnen-Saft, Apfel-Quitten-Saft, Birnensaft, clear and cloudy Apfelsaft, and alkoholfreier Apfelpunsch with best-before dates from 24 October 2026 to 1 December 2027.
- Distribution spans Brandenburg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, with authorities noting that complete distribution lists are unavailable.
- LAVES cautions that Patulin can cause vomiting, digestive disorders and gastritis with bleeding, posing heightened risk to children and other sensitive individuals.
- Consumers are told not to drink the named products and to return bottles to retailers for reimbursement, with refunds offered by the manufacturer even without a receipt.