Residues of oxytetracycline in frozen shrimp skewers from Vietnam
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- crustaceans and products thereof
- Hazard
- oxytetracycline residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products}
- Origin
- Vietnam
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Frozen shrimp skewers from Vietnam may have a little too much of a medicine called oxytetracycline.
What's happening? These shrimp have more of this medicine than is allowed. Germany found this and told other countries.
Does this affect me? If you bought frozen shrimp skewers from Vietnam in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, the Netherlands, Poland, or Sweden, this may affect you.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: crustaceans and products thereof · Hazard: oxytetracycline residue level above MRL - {residues of veterinary medicinal products} · Origin: Vietnam · Notifier: Germany
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