Novel Food Rauwolfia vomitoria in Food Supplement
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Sweden
What is this? A plant called Rauwolfia vomitoria is being sold in some food supplements. It is not normally used in European foods.
What's happening? Sweden told shops to stop selling supplements with this plant because it may be unsafe.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement in Sweden that lists Rauwolfia vomitoria, you may have it.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: United States · Notifier: Sweden
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