Lead in sheep liver
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- lead - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some sheep liver may have too much lead in it. Lead is a metal that can be harmful if eaten.
What's happening? Sheep liver from the United Kingdom has been found with high lead levels. France and the Netherlands have recalled it.
Does this affect me? If you ate sheep liver from the UK, you might have eaten too much lead.
What should I do? Stop eating the liver. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: lead - {heavy metals} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: France
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