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RASFFReference 2020.4756

Too high content of mercury in swordfish from Spain

Official information organised for easier consultation. The source publication remains authoritative.

RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.4756
Notification ID
448304
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Schwertfisch - swordfish
Distribution status
Description
product (presumably) no longer on the market
Notification ID
223
Notification ID
3020041
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    3020131
    productAspect
    lose Ware/refresh

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
In der Probe Schwertfisch wurde ein Quecksilbergehalt von 1,59 ± 0,39 mg/kg festgestellt.
Notification ID
41316

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1,59 ± 0,39
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    3020207
    maxPermittedLvl
    1,0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1,0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    01-09-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    3020578
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Spain
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany
Affected territories
Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448304
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448304
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448304
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448304
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448304
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      448304
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      452320
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      448304
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448304
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    05-11-2020 10:49:02
    fupId
    448577
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    25-11-2020 09:34:48
    fupId
    452320
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36

Provenance and context

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