Elevated benzo(a)pyrene and sum of PAH4 in smoked sausage from Poland
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- Poland
- Notifier
- Ireland
What is this? Smoked sausage from Poland may have too much of two harmful chemicals called benzo(a)pyrene and PAH4.
What's happening? Ireland found these chemicals in the sausage at levels that could be unsafe.
Does this affect me? If you bought smoked sausage from Poland, you might have some at home.
What should I do? Stop eating it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any concerns.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: Poland · Notifier: Ireland
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