Unauthorized novel food ingredients: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (whole plant) extract and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine in food supplement from Ukraine
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? Some food supplements from Ukraine contain two ingredients not allowed in the EU: Centella asiatica whole-plant extract and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine.
What's happening? Poland stopped these supplements at the border because they may be unsafe for people to eat.
Does this affect me? If you bought a food supplement from Ukraine with these ingredients, it could be risky.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Origin: Ukraine · Notifier: Poland
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