Unauthorized substances in food supplements from the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Hazard
- arginine alpha ketoglutarate unauthorised substance - {composition}
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? Some food supplements from the United Kingdom, sold in the Netherlands, may contain an extra ingredient called arginine alpha ketoglutarate. This ingredient is not allowed in food supplements in the EU.
What's happening? Germany found these supplements with the extra ingredient. They were sold through the Netherlands. The risk is not yet clear.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements from the UK via the Netherlands, you might have this product. Check your supplements for the ingredient.
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 follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: arginine alpha ketoglutarate unauthorised substance - {composition} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notifier: Germany
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