mycotoxins in rice from Italy
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- deoxynivalenol (DON) - {mycotoxins} *** zearalenone - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some rice from Italy has small amounts of harmful mold poisons called mycotoxins.
What's happening? Belgium found these poisons in the rice. The rice is being taken off store shelves.
Does this affect me? If you bought rice from Italy, check if it is part of this recall.
What should I do? Do not eat the rice. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: deoxynivalenol (DON) - {mycotoxins} *** zearalenone - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Belgium
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