PAH above MRL in reduced fat cocoa powder
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Slovakia
What is this? Some reduced-fat cocoa powder may have too much of a harmful substance called PAH.
What's happening? A batch of cocoa powder from China has been found with high levels of PAH.
Does this affect me? If you have this cocoa powder in Slovakia, you may be affected.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any concerns.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: benzo(a)pyrene - {environmental pollutants} *** polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: China · Notifier: Slovakia
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