Frozen broccoli potato gratin contaminated with ethylene oxide from France
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- prepared dishes and snacks
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- France
- Notifier
- France
What is this? A ready-made frozen dish called broccoli potato gratin has been found to contain a small amount of a cleaning chemical called ethylene oxide.
What's happening? France has told other countries that some batches of this frozen food may be unsafe to eat because of the chemical.
Does this affect me? If you live in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal or Spain and bought this frozen dish, it may be affected.
What should I do? Stop eating it and throw it away. If you feel unwell, ask your doctor or pharmacist what to do.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: France · Notifier: France
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