2-chloroethanol in organic tea from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some organic tea from India has a small amount of a chemical called 2-chloroethanol. This chemical should not be in food.
What's happening? The tea was stopped at the border in the Netherlands because it had too much 2-chloroethanol.
Does this affect me? If you have this tea at home, you should not drink it.
What should I do? Throw the tea away or return it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Netherlands
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