Ethylene oxide in food supplements from USA
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Croatia
What is this? A food supplement from the USA may have a harmful chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used as a pesticide.
What's happening? Croatia found ethylene oxide in some food supplements from the USA. These products were stopped at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from the USA, they might be affected. Check your products.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Croatia
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