Doxycycline in chicken
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- poultry meat and poultry meat products
- Hazard
- doxycycline residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products}
- Origin
- Belgium
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Doxycycline is a medicine sometimes given to animals. Too much of it in food can be unsafe.
What's happening? Chicken meat from Belgium had more doxycycline than allowed. Some countries recalled or stopped selling it.
Does this affect me? If you ate chicken from Belgium recently, you might have had some. Most people are not in danger.
What should I do? If you feel unwell, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Do not worry unless you have health concerns.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: poultry meat and poultry meat products · Hazard: doxycycline residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products} · Origin: Belgium · Notifier: Belgium
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