Non-authorized novel food ingredients (Mytragyna speciosa extract, Argyreia nervosa and CBD) and synephrine-containing ingredient in food supplements from the Netherlands
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- cannabidiol (CBD) unauthorised novel food ingredient - {novel food} *** synephrine high content - {composition}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some food supplements from the Netherlands may contain unapproved ingredients like kratom, Hawaiian baby woodrose, CBD, or high amounts of synephrine.
What's happening? Germany found these ingredients in supplements sold there. These ingredients are not allowed in food in the EU.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from the Netherlands, check the label for these ingredients.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have questions.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: cannabidiol (CBD) unauthorised novel food ingredient - {novel food} *** synephrine high content - {composition} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Germany
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