Sildenafil in food supplements
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- sildenafil unauthorised substance - {composition}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some food supplements sold in Italy were found to have sildenafil. Sildenafil is a medicine used for certain health problems.
What's happening? Italy stopped some food supplements from Turkey because they had sildenafil in them. This is not allowed in food supplements.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements in Italy, check if they are on the recall list. You may have bought one with sildenafil.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: sildenafil unauthorised substance - {composition} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Italy
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