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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7999
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety

04/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday morning, the Spanish government used the EU rapid warning system to inform the European Commission and the other Member States about a product likely to cause health problems. The product in question is oil from olive residues produced using a new process - aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons have been detected in some batches. Madrid decided to immediately withdraw the product from sale.

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