Excessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from Argentina
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- alternariol - {mycotoxins} *** alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) - {mycotoxins} *** tenuazonic acid - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Argentina
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Sunflower seeds from Argentina may have too much of a mold poison called alternaria toxin.
What's happening? France found these seeds have unsafe levels of mold poisons. They recalled the seeds.
Does this affect me? If you bought sunflower seeds from Argentina, you may have some.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: alternariol - {mycotoxins} *** alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) - {mycotoxins} *** tenuazonic acid - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Argentina · Notifier: France
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