Novel food berberine in food supplement in concentrations of concern
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Categoría
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Riesgo
- novel food ingredient unauthorised - {novel food}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Switzerland
What is this? Berberine is a plant compound sometimes added to food supplements. It is not approved as a new food in the EU yet.
What's happening? Switzerland found berberine in food supplements at levels that may be unsafe. Italy made the supplements.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements with berberine, you might be at risk. This mainly affects people in Switzerland.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor before buying new ones.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: novel food ingredient unauthorised - {novel food} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Switzerland
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