cadmium in horse meat from Romania
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Undecided
- Categoria
- meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Perigo
- cadmium - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Romania
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some horse meat from Romania has a small amount of a metal called cadmium. Cadmium is a heavy metal that can be harmful if eaten too much over time.
What's happening? Belgium found cadmium in horse meat from Romania. They are checking how much is in the meat and if it is safe.
Does this affect me? This affects people who may have bought horse meat from Romania in Belgium. If you ate horse meat, you do not need to worry unless you ate a lot over a long time.
What should I do? If you are worried, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Do not throw away food unless you hear it is unsafe.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Undecided · Category: meat and meat products (other than poultry) · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Romania · Notifier: Belgium
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