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RASFFReference 2020.4772

Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in black sesame seeds from India

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.4772
Notification ID
448291
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Sesamsaat schwarz - sesame seeds, black
Distribution status
Description
distribution to non-member countries only
Notification ID
225
Notification ID
3019313
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    3019645
    productAspect
    Plastik Säcke
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    25.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Gewürzmischung
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Notification ID
    4710273
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from the market
      Notification ID
      18837
      Notification ID
      4710305
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      4710280
      labelling
      Artikel-Nr. 30873
      productAspect
      Dose
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      60.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      g
      Notification ID
      18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Höchstmengenüberschreitung Ethylenoxid (ETO)
Notification ID
41266

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    5
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    3019939
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,05 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,05
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    20-10-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    3022650
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    3132309
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland
Affected territories
Austria · Denmark · Germany · Guatemala · Netherlands · Sweden · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448291
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448574
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      450238
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      450238
    Organisation
    code
    DK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Description
    Denmark
    Notification ID
    53
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448291
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448291
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      460483
    5. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      449484
    7. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      449484
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      468137
    9. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      468137
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      468137
    11. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      468137
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      450067
    13. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      450067
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448291
    15. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448291
    16. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448833
    17. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448833
    18. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448574
    19. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448574
    20. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448833
    21. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448833
    22. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      450238
    23. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      450238
    24. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      448291
    25. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448291
    26. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      450067
    27. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      450067
    28. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      468137
    29. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      468137
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448833
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448833
    Organisation
    code
    GT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5110
    Description
    Guatemala
    Notification ID
    10105
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      448291
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      448291
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      448291
    Organisation
    code
    IN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5118
    Description
    India
    Notification ID
    10113
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448917
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448574
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448574
    Organisation
    code
    SE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Description
    Sweden
    Notification ID
    62
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      448291
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      460483
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      468137
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      448574
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      450067
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    05-11-2020 13:11:59
    fupId
    448574
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg
  2. fupDate
    06-11-2020 11:42:57
    fupId
    448896
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    399
    organizationCode
    SE
    organizationDescription
    Lomma Municipal Authority
  3. fupDate
    06-11-2020 11:53:45
    fupId
    448833
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg
  4. fupDate
    06-11-2020 17:35:18
    fupId
    448958
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  5. fupDate
    09-11-2020 10:04:43
    fupId
    448917
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    83
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Niedersachsen
  6. fupDate
    10-11-2020 10:25:57
    fupId
    449484
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    re-dispatch information
    Notification ID
    27657
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  7. fupDate
    11-11-2020 10:07:33
    fupId
    449694
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  8. fupDate
    12-11-2020 17:18:34
    fupId
    450067
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  9. fupDate
    13-11-2020 13:20:46
    fupId
    450238
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg
  10. fupDate
    13-11-2020 15:03:45
    fupId
    450122
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  11. fupDate
    27-11-2020 15:51:30
    fupId
    451189
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  12. fupDate
    12-01-2021 14:57:30
    fupId
    460483
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    53
    organizationCode
    DK
    organizationDescription
    Denmark
  13. fupDate
    13-01-2021 10:19:48
    fupId
    460590
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    62
    organizationCode
    SE
    organizationDescription
    Sweden
  14. fupDate
    02-02-2021 11:44:22
    fupId
    463891
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  15. fupDate
    02-03-2021 13:55:42
    fupId
    468137
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5008
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Notification ID
    10
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu
5031
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Notification ID
    37
    link
    http://www.livsmedelsverket.se/om-oss/press/aterkallanden/

Provenance and context

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