Mercury in supplement from India
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? A food supplement made in India may have too much mercury. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful in large amounts.
What's happening? Some batches of this supplement were found to have unsafe levels of mercury. It has been recalled in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Suriname.
Does this affect me? If you bought this supplement in those countries, you may have it. Check your product.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Netherlands
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