Exceedance of glycidyl fatty acid esters corn oil from Turkey
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fats and oils
- Hazard
- glycidyl esters - {industrial contaminants}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? Some corn oil from Turkey has a chemical called glycidyl esters. This can be harmful if eaten too much.
What's happening? Sweden found too much of this chemical in corn oil from Turkey. They warned Denmark too.
Does this affect me? If you have corn oil from Turkey, you might be at risk. This is mainly in Sweden and Denmark.
What should I do? Stop using the oil. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are worried.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fats and oils · Hazard: glycidyl esters - {industrial contaminants} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Sweden
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