Mercury in food supplement from USA
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Slovakia
What is this? A food supplement from the USA may have too much mercury. Mercury is a heavy metal that can be harmful.
What's happening? Slovakia found high mercury in this supplement. The product was sold in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Does this affect me? If you took this supplement, you might be at risk. Check if you have it at home.
What should I do? Stop using it now. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Slovakia
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