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E407 Carrageenan - is it necessary?

E407 Carrageen - muss das sein??

Dear Migros

I always find it very worrying when I read on products that they contain E407 (carrageenan). It has long been known that this chemical causes allergies and breast cancer! No wonder 20% of Swiss people suffer from allergies and many women suffer from breast cancer.
When will the food industry finally realize that we don't want to be poisoned by it?

So, dear Migros. It's quite simple; just leave these chemicals out of the production of our food! We can do without it!!!

It is logical that indigestible algae molecules (chemically altered in their molecular structure)
destroy our organism:

http://www.food-detektiv.de/e_nummer_ausgabe.php?id=10000022

Kind regards

Cracker69

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All replies (4)

Daniel_Migros

Hello cracker69

Carrageenan - also known as "British agar" or "Irish moss" - is obtained from various red algae. Small amounts of carrageenan are added to certain products as a gelling agent.

As a dietary fiber, it is not absorbed by the body as you write. However, additives are among the best-studied substances in our food and may only be used if strict toxicological tests have proven their harmlessness. The declaration in the list of ingredients - as carrageenan or as E407 - also makes it possible to avoid the substance if you do not want to consume it.

Best regards
Daniel, Migipedia team

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cracker69

Hello Daniel_Migros

Thank you very much for your reply. Of course, I try to avoid carrageenan wherever possible.
But it is generally known that it is harmful to our health... What alternatives would there be from Migros' point of view?

Thank you very much for your feedback.

Kind regards
Cracker69

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Daniel_Migros

Hello cracker69

In some cases there are alternatives; for long-life cream, for example, you can choose pasteurized cream without carrageenan instead of long-life cream with carrageenan. Where possible, Migros avoids additives, but there are often no alternatives, especially for convenience products. Of course, we are always developing our products in line with the latest findings.

Kind regards
Daniel

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Chridam

Daniel_Migros

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Dear Daniel, take a look at this page! https://www.cornucopia.org/carrageenan-stories/ I also suffered from various intestinal diseases for 10 years. intestinal diseases for 10 years. The doctors couldn't find out what I had. Until I stopped taking carrageenan! Now I am symptom and complaint free:) Carrageenan also causes diarrhea, allergic reactions and very painful stitches in the intestinal area, as well as intestinal ulcers and intestinal cancer! Carrageenan does not belong in our food! I have another question: Is the additive E 407 added to organic products at Migros?

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