MOAH in vanilla bean from Uganda
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- Uganda
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some vanilla bean from Uganda has a small amount of a chemical called MOAH. MOAH can come from the environment.
What's happening? The Netherlands found MOAH in vanilla beans from Uganda. Belgium is also checking.
Does this affect me? If you bought vanilla beans from Uganda, you might have some at home.
What should I do? Do not eat the vanilla beans. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you are worried.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: Uganda · Notifier: Netherlands
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