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lead (10.2 mg/kg - ppm) in zinc citrate used as an ingredient in food supplements from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Reference:

2018.3135

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

05/11/2018

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

09/11/2018

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Netherlands (NL)

Product:

zinc citrate used as an ingredient in food supplements

Classification

alert

Product category:

dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
fup1	Belgium	06/11/2018	request
fup2	United Kingdom	07/11/2018	measures taken

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
lead	heavy metals	10.2	mg/kg - ppm	06/09/2018

Countries/organisations concerned (D = distribution, O = origin)

Belgium (D) Netherlands (D/O) United Kingdom (O)