Ethylene oxide in calcium carbonate used in food supplements
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Kategori
- food additives and flavourings
- Fare
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Denmark
What is this? Some food supplements contain calcium carbonate. This mineral may have small amounts of a chemical called ethylene oxide.
What's happening? A check found ethylene oxide in calcium carbonate used in some supplements. Ethylene oxide is a chemical used to kill germs.
Does this affect me? If you take food supplements with calcium carbonate, you may have been exposed. This notice is for Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement. Ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice before taking another one.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Denmark
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