Datura in organic corn flour
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- atropine - {natural toxins (other)} *** scopolamine - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- France
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some corn flour sold as organic has small amounts of a wild plant called datura. Datura contains two harmful substances: atropine and scopolamine.
What's happening? France found datura in organic corn flour. These substances can make people very sick if they eat too much.
Does this affect me? If you bought organic corn flour in France or Belgium, you might have some at home.
What should I do? Stop using the flour. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating foods made with it.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: atropine - {natural toxins (other)} *** scopolamine - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: France · Notifier: France
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