Elevated levels of benzo(a)pyrene and PAH4 in smoked sausage from Poland
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- 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? Some smoked sausage from Poland has too much of a chemical called benzo(a)pyrene and other similar chemicals.
What's happening? The sausage has levels of these chemicals that are higher than allowed. It was sold in Ireland.
Does this affect me? If you bought smoked sausage from Poland, it might be affected.
What should I do? Do not eat the sausage. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · 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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