Ethylene oxide in bamboo extract used in food supplements
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Kategori
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Fare
- 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Austria *** Belgium *** France *** India *** Italy *** Poland *** Spain
- Notifier
- Austria
What is this? Some food supplements with bamboo extract may have small amounts of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used as a pesticide.
What's happening? A safety check found ethylene oxide in bamboo extract used in some food supplements. This is not allowed in food.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements with bamboo extract, you might be affected. This recall is in many countries.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Austria *** Belgium *** France *** India *** Italy *** Poland *** Spain · Notifier: Austria
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