Unauthorised use of colour E 171 (titanium dioxide) in candies from Hong Kong, via UK.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- confectionery
- Hazard
- colour E 171 - titanium dioxide unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings}
- Origin
- Hong Kong
- Notifier
- Finland
What is this? Some candies from Hong Kong have a colour called E 171 (titanium dioxide) that is not allowed in foods in Finland.
What's happening? Finland stopped these candies at the border because they had the wrong colour.
Does this affect me? If you bought candies from Hong Kong, check the package for E 171.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you are unsure.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: confectionery · Hazard: colour E 171 - titanium dioxide unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings} · Origin: Hong Kong · Notifier: Finland
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