Unauthorised substance 2-chloro-ethanol 4,8 ± 2,4 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 was found to have a chemical called 2-chloro-ethanol. This can turn into ethylene oxide, which is unsafe.
What's happening? Latvia stopped this supplement at the border because it had too much of this chemical.
Does this affect me? This only affects people in Latvia who bought this supplement.
What should I do? If you have this supplement, stop using it and ask your doctor or pharmacist what to do.
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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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