High amount of arsenic in green-lipped mussel, from New Zealand.
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- bivalve molluscs and products thereof
- Hazard
- arsenic - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Green-lipped mussels from New Zealand may have too much arsenic, a harmful metal.
What's happening? Some of these mussels have been found with high arsenic levels. They are being checked.
Does this affect me? If you bought these mussels in the Netherlands, you might have some.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: bivalve molluscs and products thereof · Hazard: arsenic - {heavy metals} · Origin: New Zealand · Notifier: Netherlands
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