unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-CE and EO expressed as EO: 39 mg/kg - ppm mg/kg - ppm) in food supplements from Poland
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- China *** Poland
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? Some food supplements from Poland may have a chemical called ethylene oxide. This is a pesticide that should not be in food.
What's happening? Poland found too much ethylene oxide in food supplements. These products were sold in many countries.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from Poland or in the listed countries, you may have this product.
What should I do? Stop using the product 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: China *** Poland · Notifier: Poland
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