Unauthorised substance 2-chloro-ethanol 0,60 ± 0,3 mg/kg (expr. as ethylene oxide) in food supplement from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- Latvia
What is this? A food supplement from India has a chemical called 2-chloro-ethanol. This can turn into ethylene oxide, which is unsafe.
What's happening? Latvia found too much of this chemical in the supplement. The product was stopped at the border.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought this supplement in Latvia. Most other places are safe.
What should I do? Stop using it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Latvia
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