Unauthorised food ingredient nicotine in nicotine pouches from Poland
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- food additives and flavourings
- Hazard
- nicotine - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Poland
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some nicotine pouches from Poland have an extra chemical called nicotine that should not be there.
What's happening? These pouches have too much nicotine. This is not allowed in food.
Does this affect me? If you bought these pouches in Germany or Austria, you may have them.
What should I do? Stop using them and ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food additives and flavourings · Hazard: nicotine - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Poland · Notifier: Germany
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