Unauthorised substance yohimbine in food supplement
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- yohimbine unauthorised substance - {composition}
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Notifier
- Czechia
What is this? A food supplement sold in Czechia was found to have a plant chemical called yohimbine. Yohimbine is not allowed in food supplements in the EU.
What's happening? The Czech food safety office found yohimbine in a supplement from Switzerland. They are checking how it got there.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement in Czechia, you might have this product. Stop using it now.
What should I do? Throw away the supplement. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after using it.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: yohimbine unauthorised substance - {composition} · Origin: Switzerland · Notifier: Czechia
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