Unauthorised substance 2-chloro-ethanol 37,4 ± 18,7 mg/kg (expr. as ethylene oxide) in food supplement from India
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Undecided
- 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 a pesticide.
What's happening? Some of these supplements were sold in Latvia and Poland. Officials found the chemical in them.
Does this affect me? If you bought this supplement in Latvia or Poland, you might have it.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Latvia
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