Lead exceedance in lamb's offals destined to human consumption
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- lead - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some lamb offal (like liver or kidneys) has too much lead. Lead is a metal that can be harmful if eaten in large amounts.
What's happening? Lamb offal from the UK was found to have too much lead. France and Belgium recalled these products.
Does this affect me? If you ate lamb offal from the UK recently, you might have had too much lead.
What should I do? Stop eating the recalled lamb offal. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: lead - {heavy metals} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: France
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