food supplement exceeding upper intake level of zinc
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- zinc too high content - {composition}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Switzerland
What is this? A food supplement has too much zinc in it. Zinc is a mineral people take for health.
What's happening? The supplement sold in Switzerland had more zinc than it should. The company in the Netherlands made it.
Does this affect me? If you took this supplement, you may have had too much zinc. Check if you have any bottles.
What should I do? Stop taking the supplement. Ask your doctor or pharmacist what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: zinc too high content - {composition} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Switzerland
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