On Friday, the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate published a message regarding exceeding the permissible level of alkaloids in one batch of chamomile and dill tea. “Consumption of the product may pose a threat to consumers,” the inspection wrote in a statement.
“As a result of the official inspection of the State Sanitary Inspectorate, it was found exceeding the maximum permissible level of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in chamomile and dill fix tea,” the GIS reported.
The announcement added that “according to the risk assessment of experts from the National Institute of Public Health PZH – National Institute, consumption of the product with the given batch number may pose a risk to consumers.”
Product details:
- Product Name: Chamomile and dill fix tea, 20 pieces,
- Date of minimum durability: 09/2026,
- Batch number: 011023,
- Producer: Krakowskie Zakłady Zielarskie Herbapol w Krakowie SA ul. Chałupnika 14, 31-464 Kraków; Production Plant ul. Partyzatów 7, 32-700 Bochnia.
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The announcement emphasized that “Herbapol has completed the process of withdrawing from the market the indicated batch of the product entitled Chamomile and dill fix tea, batch number: 011023, date of minimum durability: 09/2026.”
The withdrawal process was monitored by the State Sanitary Inspectorate, and the explanatory proceedings regarding the product before the control authorities are ongoing. The inspectorate emphasized that “the batch of product identified in this message should not be consumed“.
Warnings regarding food or products that come into contact with food are regularly published on the website of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate. These announcements – as GIS emphasizes – are not intended to stigmatize entrepreneurs, but to take immediate action: returning products to the store or withdrawing them from the assortment.
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