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RASFFReference 2020.5478

'Lucky Charms' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess colours

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.5478
Notification ID
453654
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
'Lucky Charms' breakfast cereal
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
3348565
Category
Description
cereals and bakery products
Notification ID
18434
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    3348567
    productAspect
    422g retail box
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    422.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Product had exceedances of colourings: Too high content of colour E 129 - Allura Red AC, Too high content of colour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF, Too high content of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF, Too high content of colour E 102 - tartrazine.
Notification ID
42295

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    238 ± 15
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    3348572
    maxPermittedLvl
    Combined 300 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    Combined 300
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    colour E 129 - Allura Red AC - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    07-10-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    180 ± 20
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    3348573
    maxPermittedLvl
    Combined 300 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    Combined 300
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    colour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    07-10-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  3. analyticalResult
    95 ± 5
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    3348574
    maxPermittedLvl
    Combined 300 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    Combined 300
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    07-10-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  4. analyticalResult
    303 ± 15
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    3348575
    maxPermittedLvl
    Combined 300 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    Combined 300
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    colour E 102 - tartrazine - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    07-10-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Re-dispatch
    Notification ID
    18702
    Notification ID
    3348582
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5014
    isoCode
    GB
    organizationName
    United Kingdom

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United States
Notifying country or territory
United Kingdom
Published distribution
no distribution from notifying country

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      453654
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      453654
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      453654
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      453654
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      453654
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      453654
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

Provenance and context

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