Unauthorised novel food ingredients - various organ peptides in food supplements from Latvia traded online
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- Latvia
- Notifier
- Slovenia
What is this? Some food supplements sold online from Latvia may contain new or unusual proteins called “organ peptides.” These are not approved as safe for food in the EU.
What's happening? Slovenia has found these peptides in supplements bought online. They are not allowed in EU food.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements online from Latvia, you may have them.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Latvia · Notifier: Slovenia
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