The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET), Greece’s food watchdog, has recalled a batch of a favorite sweetbread called tsoureki – a Greek-style brioche bread with hazelnut praline filling—after it was deemed “unsafe” and “harmful for consumption.”
After testing, EFET concluded the product was found to contain the chemical “coumarin” at levels exceeding the legal maximum for this type of food.
The product is labeled at selling points as “Tsoureki with hazelnut praline filling—Small Mountain Farms,” with a best-before date of May 21, 2025, and batch number Lot 066A1.
Credit: EFET website
It comes in packaging with a net weight of 480 grams and is produced and packaged in Greece for MARKETS IN AEBE, based in the industrial area of Markopoulo Mesogeas.
EFET has ordered the immediate recall of the entire batch of the product from the market, and inspections are currently underway. Consumers who have purchased the product are urged not to consume it.
Couramin is a chemical that, if taken in high doses, has been linked to liver damage, impaired cognitive development, and even cancer formation.
It can impair liver function by reducing its ability to process toxins and may also interfere with metabolism, potentially increasing the risk of cancer.
