Niveles de arsénico por encima de los límites establecidos en arroz blanco procedente de Tailandia via Países Bajos//Arsenic levels above the established limits in white rice from Thailand via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- arsenic - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Thailand
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? White rice from Thailand may have too much arsenic, a metal that can be harmful.
What's happening? Some white rice from Thailand, sold in several EU countries, has arsenic above safe levels.
Does this affect me? If you bought this rice in Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, or Sweden, it may affect you.
What should I do? Stop eating the rice. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: arsenic - {heavy metals} · Origin: Thailand · Notifier: Spain
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