Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PZA) in a batch of psyllium fiber food supplement
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Categoría
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Riesgo
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Ireland
What is this? A food supplement with psyllium fiber may have too much of a natural plant toxin called pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What's happening? A batch of this supplement has been found to have high levels of these toxins. It was sold in Ireland but came from the UK.
Does this affect me? If you bought this psyllium fiber supplement, you may have some risk.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Ireland
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