unauthorized additive
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- confectionery
- Hazard
- colour E 123 - amaranth unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings}
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? A food colour called E 123 (amaranth) was used in sweets when it should not have been.
What's happening? Spain found this colour in sweets made in Türkiye and has told shops to stop selling them.
Does this affect me? If you bought sweets in Spain, check the packet for E 123.
What should I do? Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have worries about the sweets.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Not serious · Category: confectionery · Hazard: colour E 123 - amaranth unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Spain
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