Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from India, packaged in Türkiye, via the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- herbs and spices
- Hazard
- pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Ground cumin from India may have a harmful natural toxin called pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What's happening? Some cumin sold in Germany has too much of this toxin. It came through the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Does this affect me? If you bought ground cumin from India packaged in Türkiye, you might have it.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: India · Notifier: Germany
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