Zinc gluconate contaminated with ethylene oxide from India
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Category
- other food product / mixed
- Hazard
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- India
- Notifier
- France
What is this? Zinc gluconate is a food supplement that gives your body zinc. Ethylene oxide is a chemical used to clean things, but it can be unsafe if too much is eaten.
What's happening? Some zinc gluconate from India has too much ethylene oxide in it. This has been found in France and the Netherlands.
Does this affect me? If you take zinc gluconate from India, you might have eaten too much ethylene oxide.
What should I do? Stop taking the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: other food product / mixed · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: France
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