unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of EO and 2-CE expressed as EO: 0.14 mg/kg - ppm) in bacopa (Sutera cordata) from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Kategori
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Fare
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Latvia
What is this? A food supplement made from a plant called bacopa may have a small amount of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used to kill germs on food.
What's happening? Some bacopa supplements from India were found to have ethylene oxide. The Latvian government stopped these supplements from being sold.
Does this affect me? If you bought bacopa supplements from India in Latvia, you might have some of these products.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Latvia
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