Number | "20247779 |
Type of message | information |
Date of first message | 23.10.2024 |
Announcement was made by | Slovenia (SI) |
Description | High content of melatonin and non-compliant presentation/advertising of food supplement offered online |
Product category | dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods |
Article | food supplement |
Hazard | melatonin |
Country of origin | country not mentioned |
Distribution | Slovakia, Slovenia |
Quantity (market) | No data available |
Investigation results | The food supplement contains pharmacologically active substance melatonin at a dose of 5 mg per capsule that is far above the maximum permitted level in food supplement, in Slovenia this limit is 0,44 mg, in some other member states up to 1 mg, while in some member states this ingredient can only be used in medicines. |
Remarks | consumer complaint - product traded online - public warning - press release |
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