undeclared presence of urea in dried inactive yeast from Russia
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Not serious
- Category
- feed materials
- Hazard
- adulteration suspicion - {adulteration / fraud}
- Origin
- Russia
- Notifier
- Poland
What is this? A food product called dried inactive yeast from Russia may have a small amount of urea in it. Urea is usually used in fertilizers, not food.
What's happening? Poland found this problem and told Germany. The risk is low, but they want to check it.
Does this affect me? This only affects people who bought dried inactive yeast from Russia in Poland or Germany.
What should I do? If you have this product, ask your pharmacist or doctor before using it.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Not serious · Category: feed materials · Hazard: adulteration suspicion - {adulteration / fraud} · Origin: Russia · Notifier: Poland
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