Plaguicida no autorizado (óxido de etileno) en extracto vegetal (Bambusa Arundinacea) de India. Unauthorized pesticide (ethylene oxide) in plant extract (Bambusa Arundinacea) from India.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- other food product / mixed
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? A plant extract called Bambusa Arundinacea from India has a banned chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is not allowed in food.
What's happening? Some of this plant extract was sent to Spain but had too much ethylene oxide. Spain stopped it at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought this plant extract in Spain, it might have been recalled. Check your product.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: other food product / mixed · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Spain
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