Consumer reminder: those canned bamboo shoots in your cupboards contain an endocrine disruptor

Two very common cans of ROYAL ORIENT bamboo shoots are subject to an emergency recall for 2028. The cause is a sensitive substance with unknown effects on health.

In many homemade Asian woks, soups or salads, the
canned bamboo shoots provide crunch in just a few seconds. Sliced or cut into thin strips, these boxes are often found at the back of the cupboard, ready to help with a quick dinner or weekend batch cooking.

A product recall is currently targeting two references of these preserves: the sliced bamboo shoots and in bands of the brand
ROYAL EASTsold in many shops throughout France. This alert affects boxes with a durability date of 2028.

ROYAL ORIENT reminder: bamboo shoots in slices and strips

The recall sheet was published on September 30, 2026 on the official RappelConso website. This is a voluntary recall of canned bamboo shoots ROYAL ORIENTsold in metal boxes at room temperature in various distributors throughout France.

The references concerned are boxes in strips with a minimum durability date of September 29, 2028 and those in slices with a date of September 28, 2028. No batch number or GTIN code is indicated, identification is therefore based solely on these dates.

🔍 Lot identification

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Brand : ROYAL ORIENT – bamboo shoots (preserved) in slices and strips

🔢 GTIN & Batches: GTIN not communicated; batch numbers not communicated (identification by minimum durability dates: DDM bands 09/29/2028, DDM bands 09/28/2028)

📅 DLC / Durability: Bamboo shoots in strips: DDM 09/29/2028; bamboo shoots in slices: DDM 09/28/2028

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Distributors: Distributor stores, throughout France (detailed lists of points of sale available on RappelConso)

End of procedure: not specified (recall in progress)

What are the health risks?

The problem does not come from the bamboo shoots themselves, but from the boxes which contain too high a quantity of

bisphenol Aused in certain interior coatings of cans. This molecule is classified as
endocrine disruptor : in high doses or in case of repeated exposure, it can disrupt hormonal functioning.

Exposure exceeding regulatory thresholds may, in the long term, increase certain risks to reproductive and metabolic health. The ROYAL ORIENT bamboo shoots in slices and strips recall aims to avoid this excess, even if no cases of poisoning linked to these boxes have been reported.

What should the consumer do?

People who have purchased these boxes should check their cupboards and put aside any canned goods. ROYAL EAST bearing a durability date of September 28 or 29, 2028. It is recommended to no longer consume these products, then return them to the point of sale to obtain a refund or the solution offered by the store; in case of doubt, the brand’s customer service or the public platform
SignalConso can be contacted, the recall being announced as in progress without a specified end date.