unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol expressed as ethylene oxide: >50 ppm) in organic bamboo extract from India, via France, used in food supplements manufactured in Belgium
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Categoria
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Perigo
- 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Belgium *** France *** India
- Notifier
- Germany
What is this? A food supplement made in Belgium may contain too much of a chemical called ethylene oxide. This chemical is not allowed in these products.
What's happening? Some batches of organic bamboo extract from India, sent to Belgium, have unsafe levels of ethylene oxide. These were used in food supplements sold in several European countries.
Does this affect me? If you bought food supplements with bamboo extract from Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, or Poland, you may be affected.
What should I do? Stop using the product and ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice before using it again.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: 2-chloroethanol - {pesticide residues} *** ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Belgium *** France *** India · Notifier: Germany
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