Unauthorized novel food (Ptychopetalum olacoides) in tea from the Netherlands
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- novel food ingredient unauthorised - {novel food}
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some tea from the Netherlands has an extra plant called Ptychopetalum olacoides. This plant is not approved as safe for food in the EU.
What's happening? Germany told the EU that this tea was sold with an ingredient that hasn’t been checked for safety.
Does this affect me? If you bought this tea in Germany, it might have this plant in it.
What should I do? Stop drinking the tea. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: novel food ingredient unauthorised - {novel food} · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Germany
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