EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Presence of aloe-emodin and emodin in food supplement from India
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.8241
Summary
Alert notification notified by Latvia concerning Food supplement Liver-Tabs (dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods), originating from India. Hazard: composition.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
Food supplement Liver-Tabs
- Category
- Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- aloe-emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 4094+/-2047 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 1 mg/kg - ppm)
- emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 1021+/-510 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 1 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Estonia, Germany, Latvia
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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