Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in green tea from Serbia
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Croatia
What is this? Some green tea may have small amounts of natural poisons called pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What's happening? A batch of green tea from Serbia was found to have these poisons.
Does this affect me? If you bought green tea from Serbia, you might have some.
What should I do? Stop drinking it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have questions.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: China · Notifier: Croatia
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