PFOS in bovine meat from Belgium
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Hazard
- perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- Belgium
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Meat from cows in Belgium may have a small amount of a chemical called PFOS. PFOS can build up in the body over time.
What's happening? Belgium found PFOS in some beef. Other countries are checking their meat too.
Does this affect me? People who ate beef from Belgium recently might want to check.
What should I do? If you're worried, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: Belgium · Notifier: Belgium
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