Overview

• Öko-Test tested 19 butter cookie products, including eight organic variants, and found that half contained pesticide residues or acrylamide
• Organic variants showed elevated acrylamide levels not seen in conventional brands, reflecting restrictions on using the Asparaginase enzyme in organic baking
• The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that finding trace residues does not necessarily imply a health risk for consumers
• Edeka and Netto assert that their butter cookie products comply with EU safety standards, while Bahlsen has offered no comment on Öko-Test’s findings
• Eight products, mainly from discounters such as dm, Lidl and Penny, received top “very good” ratings for minimal contaminant levels