Elevated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (233.4 ± 21.3 µg/kg) in green tea from the UK
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Categoría
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Riesgo
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Ireland
What is this? Some green tea may have small amounts of natural poisons called pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What's happening? A batch of green tea from the UK has been found to have higher than normal levels of these poisons.
Does this affect me? If you drink green tea, you might have had some of this batch.
What should I do? Stop drinking the tea and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Ireland
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