Exceeded level of benzo (a) pyrene and total PAHs - dwarf catfish smoked in vegetable oil(Ameiurus nebulosus)
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? Smoked dwarf catfish in vegetable oil may have too much of a harmful chemical called benzo(a)pyrene and other similar chemicals.
What's happening? Some of these fish products were found to have unsafe levels of these chemicals. They were sold in Poland and Latvia.
Does this affect me? If you bought smoked dwarf catfish in vegetable oil from these countries, you might have some.
What should I do? Stop eating it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any concerns.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: Ukraine · Notifier: Poland
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