tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and unauthorised novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in food supplement from Austria
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- cannabidiol (CBD) unauthorised novel food ingredient - {novel food} *** tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) - {biological contaminants}
- Origin
- Austria
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some food supplements from Austria may have two things that should not be in them: THC (a part of cannabis) and CBD (another part from cannabis).
What's happening? Germany found these supplements have THC and CBD. These are not allowed in food supplements.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement from Austria, it might have these ingredients.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: cannabidiol (CBD) unauthorised novel food ingredient - {novel food} *** tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) - {biological contaminants} · Origin: Austria · Notifier: Germany
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