Unauthorised Novel Food 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan) in food supplement
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Categoría
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Slovakia
What is this? A food supplement sold in Slovakia and the Czech Republic may contain a substance called 5-HTP. This is not allowed in food supplements in the EU.
What's happening? The product was found to have 5-HTP, which is not approved for use in food supplements. It has been recalled.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement in Slovakia or the Czech Republic, check if it contains 5-HTP.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: United States · Notifier: Slovakia
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