Excessive iodine content and labelling deficiencies in dried seaweed from the Republik of Korea, via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- iodine high content - {composition} *** labelling incorrect - {labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect}
- Origin
- South Korea
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some dried seaweed from South Korea has too much iodine. The labels on the packages may also be wrong or missing.
What's happening? Germany found these problems and told stores to stop selling this seaweed. The seaweed may still be in homes.
Does this affect me? If you have dried seaweed from South Korea, you might have this product.
What should I do? Stop eating it. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have health questions.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: iodine high content - {composition} *** labelling incorrect - {labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect} · Origin: South Korea · Notifier: Germany
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