Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in organic green coffee from India
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Some organic green coffee from India has a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical should not be in food.
What's happening? France found too much ethylene oxide in this coffee. They stopped it at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought this coffee in France, it might be unsafe.
What should I do? Stop using the coffee. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: France
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