Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in food supplement
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Categoría
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Riesgo
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Germany *** India *** Spain *** United States
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? A food supplement may have a harmful chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used in farming.
What's happening? Some food supplements in Europe have been found with ethylene oxide. The supplements came from Germany, India, Spain, and the United States.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements, you might be affected. This warning is for Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Germany *** India *** Spain *** United States · Notifier: Germany
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