migration of DEHP in pesto sauce
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- soups, broths, sauces and condiments
- Hazard
- phthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) migration - {migration}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? A sauce called pesto may have a small amount of a chemical called DEHP. This can happen if the sauce touches certain plastic or packaging.
What's happening? Some pesto sold in Belgium and the Netherlands had too much DEHP. This was found and fixed.
Does this affect me? Only people who bought pesto in Belgium or the Netherlands need to check.
What should I do? If you have pesto from these countries, ask your doctor or pharmacist if you should stop using it.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: soups, broths, sauces and condiments · Hazard: phthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) migration - {migration} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Belgium
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