Edit: also, I quickly grabbed it off the shelf at LIDL last week when my entire week was busy. I only realized it was American when my knife easily sunk into it this morning.
The EU keeps strict maximum levels for contaminants in foods, including aflatoxins. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 sets tight contaminant limits, and the EU’s own 2023 summary notes that maximum levels are set at strict levels considered reasonably achievable.
Banned chemicals
Edit: also, I quickly grabbed it off the shelf at LIDL last week when my entire week was busy. I only realized it was American when my knife easily sunk into it this morning.
Which one?
https://www.gamintraveler.com/2026/03/01/why-you-cant-really-find-american-peanut-butter-in-spain-and-most-of-europe/
Also, just less extra ingredients.
Ok, so hydrogenated fatty acids are the thing, right? More specifically, random trans fats resulting from the hydrogenation process.