High levels of furan in meals for children
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- prepared dishes and snacks
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Denmark
What is this? Some ready-made meals and snacks for children may have too much furan. Furan is a chemical that can form in food when it is heated.
What's happening? Denmark found high furan levels in these foods from Spain. They told other countries to check their supplies.
Does this affect me? If you live in Denmark or Sweden and bought these meals for children, you may be affected.
What should I do? Stop giving these meals to children. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before giving other similar foods.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Denmark
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