9 Sep, 2023 @ 08:51
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Lidl Spain is forced to recall an ‘apricot-scented’ paint cleaner over fears shoppers would mistake it for a soft drink

LIDL has been forced to recall a cleaning product over fears it would be mistaken for a soft drink by customers.

The car paint cleaner by Robbyrob came in a one-litre transparent bottle with a red screwtop lid.

The liquid inside was orange and ‘apricot-scented’, while its instructions were in English and German only, raising fears that an unsuspecting Spanish shopper would believe it was a beverage.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs decided to step in following a complaint from the FACUA-Consumers in Action group.

The car paint cleaner by Robbyrob came in a one-litre transparent bottle with a red screwtop lid.

The product was withdrawn because its label was written in German and its appearance resembled that of a soft drink rather than a cleaning item, which misled consumers who purchased it, reports Andalucia Informacion.

The General Directorate of Consumer Affairs investigated the complaint and confirmed that Lidl had taken voluntary measures in line with FACUA recommendations, removing the product from its stores.

Those who have bought the product may return it for a refund, Lidl said.

Current laws prohibit products having shapes, odors, colors or presentations that can be confused with food and be ingested, especially by children.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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