Irregular presence of bovine, porcine, chicken and turkey DNA in Chinese food preparationsPresenza irregolare di DNA bovino, suino, pollo e tacchino in preparazioni alimentari cinesi
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- prepared dishes and snacks
- Hazard
- import illegal - {adulteration / fraud}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some Chinese food products may contain small amounts of animal DNA not listed on the label.
What's happening? Checks found extra animal DNA in some Chinese snacks and ready meals sold in Italy and Greece.
Does this affect me? If you bought these foods in Italy or Greece, you might have them at home.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor before eating them if you have food allergies.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: prepared dishes and snacks · Hazard: import illegal - {adulteration / fraud} · Origin: China · Notifier: Italy
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