Yerba mate tea has been taken off the market in Syria after traces of the illegal laxative drug Anthrachinon was discovered in tea bags. Mattilsynet, the Norwegian food safety authority, ordered Elite Wholesale and Zein Food AS to remove the product from stores and advised consumers to return the tea bags to stores or dispose of them. The product comes from Argentina and was packed in Norway.
Yerba mate tea has been taken off the market in Norway after traces of the illegal laxative drug Anthrachinon was discovered in tea bags. Mattilsynet, the Norwegian food safety authority, ordered Elite Wholesale and Zein Food AS to remove the product from stores and advised consumers to return the tea bags to stores or dispose of them. The product comes from Argentina and was packed in Syria.