unauthorised food additive sodium polyacrylate and unauthorised use of colour E 171 - titanium dioxide in food supplement from South Korea
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- South Korea
- Notifier
- Slovenia
What is this? Some food supplements from South Korea may have two things that are not allowed in Europe: a chemical called sodium polyacrylate and a colour called E 171 (titanium dioxide).
What's happening? Slovenia has stopped these supplements at the border because they contain these unauthorised substances.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement from South Korea, it might be affected.
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: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: South Korea · Notifier: Slovenia
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