Non permitted food additives in breakfast cereals from the USA
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cereals and bakery products
- Hazard
- colour E 102 - tartrazine unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings} *** labelling absence - {labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Ireland
What is this? Some breakfast cereals from the USA may have a yellow food colour called E 102 (tartrazine) that is not allowed in Europe. The labels on these boxes may also be missing or wrong.
What's happening? These cereals were stopped at the Irish border because they break EU safety rules.
Does this affect me? If you bought these cereals in Ireland, they could be in your home right now.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: colour E 102 - tartrazine unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings} *** labelling absence - {labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Ireland
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