Ethylene oxide in sesame seeds
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Categoría
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Riesgo
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- France
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Sesame seeds may have a small amount of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This is a pesticide sometimes used on plants.
What's happening? Some sesame seeds sold in Europe have too much ethylene oxide. This was found in seeds from France.
Does this affect me? If you bought sesame seeds in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Switzerland, this may affect you.
What should I do? Stop eating the seeds and return them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: France · Notifier: Belgium
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