too high content of nitrate (4513.4 mg/kg - ppm) in chilled spinach from Italy
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- nitrate too high content - {environmental pollutants}
- Origin
- Italy
- Notifier
- Slovakia
What is this? Some chilled spinach from Italy has too much nitrate. Nitrate is a natural thing in plants, but too much can be bad for health.
What's happening? The spinach has more nitrate than allowed. This was found in Slovakia.
Does this affect me? If you bought chilled spinach from Italy in Slovakia, this may affect you.
What should I do? Do not eat the spinach. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Not serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: nitrate too high content - {environmental pollutants} · Origin: Italy · Notifier: Slovakia
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