Unauthorized use of food additive Titanium dioxide (2mg/kg) in food supplement Ocuval Strong from Switzerland via Lithuania
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
- Risk
- Potential risk
- Categoria
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Perigo
- colour E 171 - titanium dioxide unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings}
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Notifier
- Latvia
What is this? A food supplement called Ocuval Strong may have too much of a colour called titanium dioxide. This colour is not allowed in food supplements in Latvia and Lithuania.
What's happening? The supplement was made in Switzerland and sold through Lithuania. It may have been sold in Latvia too. The company is now checking and fixing the problem.
Does this affect me? If you bought Ocuval Strong in Latvia or Lithuania, you might have this supplement. Check your cupboard.
What should I do? Stop using it and ask your pharmacist or doctor what to do next.
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Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: colour E 171 - titanium dioxide unauthorised use - {food additives and flavourings} · Origin: Switzerland · Notifier: Latvia
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