Leucomalachite green in frozen fish from Vietnam
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- leucomalachite green prohibited substance - {residues of veterinary medicinal products}
- Origin
- Vietnam
- Notifier
- Slovenia
What is this? Some frozen fish from Vietnam may have a banned chemical called leucomalachite green. This chemical should not be in food.
What's happening? Slovenia found this chemical in frozen fish from Vietnam. Hungary also got some of the same fish.
Does this affect me? If you bought frozen fish from Vietnam, you might have this product.
What should I do? Stop eating the fish. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: leucomalachite green prohibited substance - {residues of veterinary medicinal products} · Origin: Vietnam · Notifier: Slovenia
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