Ethylene oxide in food supplements from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Categoría
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Riesgo
- 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some food supplements from India may have small amounts of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This is a pesticide that should not be in food.
What's happening? Italy found these supplements and stopped them from being sold. The supplements might have too much ethylene oxide.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from India, you might have some at home. Check the package.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement. Ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Italy
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