Increased migration of lead and chromium from a cotton gauze for herbal products from France
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Categoria
- food contact materials
- Perigo
- chromium migration - {heavy metals} *** lead migration - {migration}
- Origin
- France
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? A type of cotton gauze used with herbal products may have small amounts of lead or chromium. These are metals that should not touch food.
What's happening? Some gauze sold in several countries might let these metals move into food or herbs. This is a safety alert.
Does this affect me? If you bought herbal products wrapped in this gauze in Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Canada, or Morocco, check the package.
What should I do? Stop using the gauze with food or herbs. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have used it and have concerns.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: chromium migration - {heavy metals} *** lead migration - {migration} · Origin: France · Notifier: Germany
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