Unauthorized substances and novel food ingredients in food supplements from the United States, via the United Kingdom
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- 2-amino-6-methylheptane (DMHA) unauthorised substance - {composition} *** novel food ingredient - {novel food}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some food supplements from the United States, sold through the United Kingdom, may contain two things that should not be in food: a stimulant called DMHA and a new food ingredient.
What's happening? Germany told the UK about these supplements because they have unsafe ingredients. The risk is not yet clear.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from the US through the UK, you might have these products.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: 2-amino-6-methylheptane (DMHA) unauthorised substance - {composition} *** novel food ingredient - {novel food} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Germany
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