Oxymatrine in honey from China
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- honey and royal jelly
- Hazard
- oxymatrine - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? A kind of plant poison called oxymatrine was found in some honey shipped from China.
What's happening? Belgium stopped honey at the border because it had oxymatrine in it.
Does this affect me? If you bought honey from China, it might have this poison.
What should I do? Stop eating that honey and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: honey and royal jelly · Hazard: oxymatrine - {pesticide residues} · Origin: China · Notifier: Belgium
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