Glycidol in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Categoría
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Riesgo
- glycidyl esters - {industrial contaminants}
- Origin
- United Arab Emirates
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some chocolate from the United Arab Emirates may have a small amount of a chemical called glycidol. Glycidol can form when oils are heated too much.
What's happening? Germany found this chemical in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates. The risk is thought to be low, but they are checking.
Does this affect me? If you have this chocolate at home, you might want to check. It mostly affects people who bought chocolate from the United Arab Emirates.
What should I do? Stop eating the chocolate if you have it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any concerns.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: glycidyl esters - {industrial contaminants} · Origin: United Arab Emirates · Notifier: Germany
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