Ethylene Oxide in Mechanically Hulled Sesame seed
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- pesticide residues - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Sesame seeds cleaned by a machine may have a small amount of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used to kill germs.
What's happening? Some sesame seeds from India have been found with ethylene oxide. These seeds were cleaned using a machine.
Does this affect me? If you live in the Netherlands or France and bought sesame seeds, you might be affected.
What should I do? Do not eat the sesame seeds. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: pesticide residues - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Netherlands
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