Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.024 mg/kg - ppm) in sweetened condensed oat milk from Thailand
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- other food product / mixed
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Thailand
- Notifier
- Portugal
What is this? Some sweetened condensed oat milk from Thailand has a small amount of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is not allowed in food.
What's happening? The product was stopped at the border in Portugal because it had ethylene oxide. This is a serious risk.
Does this affect me? If you have this oat milk, you should not drink it. It was sold in Portugal.
What should I do? Throw away the product or return it. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after drinking it.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: other food product / mixed · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Thailand · Notifier: Portugal
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