Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in ginger extract, used in food supplements
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Kategori
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Fare
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Belgium *** France *** Germany *** India
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some ginger extract used in food supplements may have a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is not allowed in food.
What's happening? Germany found ethylene oxide in ginger extract from India. The extract was used in food supplements sold in many countries.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements with ginger extract, you might be affected. This is a serious risk.
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: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Belgium *** France *** Germany *** India · Notifier: Germany
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