Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (12.6 mg/kg - ppm) in food supplement based on Dunaliella Alga (Dunaliella salina) from India
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- France
What is this? A food supplement made from a kind of algae may have too much of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is not allowed in food.
What's happening? Some of these supplements from India have been found with ethylene oxide. They were sold in France and Germany.
Does this affect me? If you bought this algae supplement from India, you might have some. Check your product.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: France
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