Exceeding the MRL for the sum of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin seeds from Turkey, via Belgium.
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Czechia
What is this? Cumin seeds from Turkey may have too much of a natural plant toxin called pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What's happening? Belgium found this problem and told other countries. The seeds came from Turkey.
Does this affect me? People in Czechia, Belarus, Belgium, or Slovakia may have bought these seeds.
What should I do? Throw away any cumin seeds from Turkey. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Czechia
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