Cadmium in zinc citrate trihydrate from China
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- cadmium - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? A food supplement made in China may have too much cadmium, a metal that can be harmful in large amounts.
What's happening? The Dutch government found too much cadmium in some zinc citrate trihydrate from China.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements with zinc citrate from China, you might be at risk.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: China · Notifier: Netherlands
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