Lidl Portugal guaranteed this Thursday that the ice cream withdrawn from sale in Spain, “because it contains pieces of wood”, is not for sale in Portugal and “is not part of the offer in its national stores”.

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported this Wednesday that it had issued an alert, after receiving notification from the Catalan health authorities for the withdrawal of batches of ice cream in which “foreign bodies” were detected, possibly fragments of ice cream sticks. wood. .

It was also noted that supermarket chains Aldi, Lidl and Mercadona were withdrawing different batches of their brandsfollowing this.

In a statement, Lidl Portugal clarified this Thursday that “the manufacturer Lacrem supplies Lidl Spain with the following product, which It was withdrawn from sale because it contains pieces of wood.”: Gelatelli Eclipse 7x65gr/7x75ml, with an expiration date of 04/30/2024; 05/31/2024; 06/30/2024; and 07/31/2024.

Lidl Portugal informs that this product is not and has never been for sale in Portugal, since it is not part of the offer in its national stores”, guaranteed the German supermarket chain.

Aldi clarifies that the Chupy Fresh ice cream withdrawn in Spain is not sold in Portugal

The supermarket chain Aldi Portugal also clarified that the Chupy Fresh ice cream, which was withdrawn from sale in Spain, “was never sold in its stores in Portuguese territory.”

“Aldi Portugal, after the alert issued by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) about Chupy Fresh ice creams, clarifies that they have never been sold in its stores, in Portuguese territory,” adds the retailer, in a statement.

The ice creams in question (Chupy Fresh brand – strawberry and lemon/cola, strawberry and vanilla varieties) were pointed out by AESAN due to the possibility of containing small pieces of wood in their composition. However, these products were only marketed by Aldi Spain, so there is no cause for alarm for Aldi Portugal customers,” the supermarket chain stresses.

AESAN recommended that consumers keep products included in their alert at home so that they do not consume them and return them to the supermarkets where they were purchased.