Unauthorised novel food ingredient alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine (alpha GPC) in food supplement from Austria offered online for sale
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- Austria
- Notifier
- Slovenia
What is this? A food supplement sold online from Austria may contain an ingredient called alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine (alpha GPC). This ingredient is not approved for use in food supplements in the EU.
What's happening? The supplement was found to have this unapproved ingredient. Authorities have issued a warning about it.
Does this affect me? If you bought this supplement online, you may have it. It is not safe to consume.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Austria · Notifier: Slovenia
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