Meloxicam in beef from the Netherlands
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- Meloxicam residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products}
- Origin
- Portugal
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? A small amount of a pain-relief medicine called meloxicam was found in beef from Portugal.
What's happening? Some beef sold in the Netherlands and five other EU countries had too much meloxicam.
Does this affect me? If you bought beef in the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Portugal or Spain, check the package.
What should I do? Return the beef to the shop or ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have questions.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: Meloxicam residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products} · Origin: Portugal · Notifier: Netherlands
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