too high content of colour E 102 - tartrazine (194 mg/kg - ppm), of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF (4 mg/kg - ppm), of colour E 129 - Allura Red AC (265 mg/kg - ppm) and of colour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF (83.9 mg/kg - ppm) in candies from China
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- confectionery
- Origin
- China
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? Some candies from China have too much food colouring in them. The colours are E 102, E 110, E 129 and E 133.
What's happening? These candies were sold in Spain, Andorra, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. They had more colouring than allowed.
Does this affect me? If you bought these candies, you may have them at home.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: confectionery · Origin: China · Notifier: Spain
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