Austria releases survey report on iodine content of dried seaweed in 2023

On February 16, 2024, the Austrian Health and Food Safety Authority (AGES) released a survey report on the iodine content of dried seaweed in 2023. The main contents are as follows: ​ 29 samples from all over Austria were examined and a total of 4 samples failed (13,8 %), 2 of which were harmful to health due to high iodine content (the highest test result was 174484 μg/100g, the standard for adults per day The iodine intake should not exceed 600 μg), and two sample labels were judged to be unqualified due to label defects related to quantitative use and preparation. The unqualified rate of this year's survey was 13.8%, which was higher than the unqualified rate in 2020. of 11.9%, but the number of samples harmful to health was reduced from 3 to 2. ​ For more details, see: ...