ethylene oxide in black pepper extract from India used as an ingredient in food supplements manufactured in France
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Undecided
- Categoria
- herbs and spices
- Perigo
- ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- France *** India *** Slovenia
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? Some black pepper extract from India used in food supplements may have a small amount of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is sometimes used to kill germs on spices.
What's happening? Food supplements made in France that contain this black pepper extract are being checked. Ethylene oxide was found in some of these products.
Does this affect me? If you have food supplements with black pepper extract bought in Spain, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, or the UK, you may be affected.
What should I do? Stop using the supplement and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Undecided · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: France *** India *** Slovenia · Notifier: Spain
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