Alternaria toxins in olive oil from Italy
- Classification
- Non-compliance notification
- Risk
- No risk
- Category
- fats and oils
- Hazard
- alternariol - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Olive oil from Italy may have tiny amounts of a mold poison called Alternaria toxins.
What's happening? Germany found these toxins in some Italian olive oil. The risk is low, but the oil is being checked.
Does this affect me? If you bought Italian olive oil in Germany, it might be part of this check.
What should I do? If you have the oil, ask your pharmacist or doctor if you should stop using it.
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Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fats and oils · Hazard: alternariol - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Germany
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