Heavy metals in dietary supplements from Germany
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- cadmium - {heavy metals} *** lead high content - {heavy metals} *** mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Germany
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some German-made vitamin pills and health powders may have too much lead, cadmium or mercury in them.
What's happening? Germany told shops to take these supplements off shelves because they could contain unsafe levels of heavy metals.
Does this affect me? If you bought vitamin or mineral pills made in Germany, you might have some at home.
What should I do? Stop using them and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} *** lead high content - {heavy metals} *** mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Germany · Notifier: Germany
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