Exceeded maximum level of mercury in food supplements from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Slovenia
What is this? Some food supplements from India have too much mercury. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful in large amounts.
What's happening? Slovenia stopped some food supplements from India at the border. They found too much mercury in them.
Does this affect me? If you have food supplements from India, they might have too much mercury. This could be harmful.
What should I do? Stop using them and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: India · Notifier: Slovenia
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