Anthraquinone and 2-phenylphenol in smoked paprika powder
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- anthraquinone - {pesticide residues} *** orthophenylphenol - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Smoked paprika powder is a spice made from dried and smoked red peppers. Small amounts of two pesticides, anthraquinone and 2-phenylphenol, were found in some batches.
What's happening? Belgium found these pesticides in smoked paprika from Spain. The risk is low, but the spice is being checked.
Does this affect me? This affects people who bought smoked paprika powder in Belgium.
What should I do? If you have smoked paprika, ask your pharmacist or doctor if you should stop using it.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: anthraquinone - {pesticide residues} *** orthophenylphenol - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Belgium
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