Exceeding the pyrrolizidine alkaloid content in ground cumin
Notified by France · origin: Lebanon
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Natural toxins
Toxins that occur naturally in plants, fungi or fish — for example pyrrolizidine alkaloids, tropane alkaloids, histamine in fish, or toxins in shellfish and mushrooms.
What it can cause
Symptoms depend on the toxin and can include nausea, vomiting, dizziness or, with some toxins, serious poisoning.
What to do
Do not eat the product from the affected batch and seek medical help if you have symptoms.
General information only — not medical advice. If you have worrying symptoms, contact a doctor or call 112.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids exceeding the maximum permitted level in herbal infusions intended for infants and young children/
Notified by Italy · origin: Italy
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal tea from Turkey
Notified by Germany · origin: Türkiye
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Türkiye
Notified by Belgium · origin: Türkiye
The maximum levels of tropane alkaloids exceeded (Scopolamine, Atropine) in peppermint tea from Serbia
Notified by Slovenia · origin: Slovenia
Too high levels of histamine in skinless tuna fillet from Sri Lanka
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Sri Lanka
Cadmium and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oranic eyebright herb from Bulgaria
Notified by Germany · origin: Bulgaria
Tropane alkaloids in corn for pop corn from Argentina
Notified by Italy · origin: Argentina, Italy
Presence of atropine in wheat flour (origin: Spain)
Notified by France · origin: Spain
High levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in oregano
Notified by Switzerland · origin: Türkiye
Significant exceedance of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Ajwain from India via France
Notified by Denmark · origin: India
DST in Clams from Portugal
Notified by Portugal · origin: Portugal
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin seed from Syria
Notified by Cyprus · origin: Syria
Depasire LMA morfina in seminate de mac albastru din Slovacia
Notified by Romania · origin: Slovakia
Detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oregano
Notified by France · origin: France
Detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in a batch of Herbes de Provence
Notified by France · origin: France
Pyrrolizidin alkaloids in dried oregano from Turkey
Notified by Hungary · origin: Türkiye
Exceeding the content of total pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal tea with milk thistle
Notified by Poland · origin: Poland
Depasire LMA morfina in seminte de mac or. Cehia
Notified by Romania · origin: Czechia
Exceedance of the maximum level for hydrocyanic acid in brown linseed from Kazakhstan, via Poland
Notified by Germany · origin: Kazakhstan
Histamine in mackerel from the Netherlands
Notified by Belgium · origin: Netherlands
pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Turkey
Notified by Belgium · origin: Türkiye
pyrrolizidine alkaloids in chamomile instant tea from Poland
Notified by Poland · origin: Poland
Histamine in Tuna
Notified by Portugal · origin: Spain