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RASFFReference 2020.6066

Ethylene oxide in sesame seeds hulled from India

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

RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.6066
Notification ID
458578
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Sesamsaat geschält /// Sesame seed hulled
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
3732155
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    3733047
    productAspect
    Papiersäcke /// paper bags
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    23.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Sesamsamen geschält
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Notification ID
    4076947
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      recall from consumer
      Notification ID
      18836
      Notification ID
      4077311
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    nuts, nut products and seeds
    Notification ID
    18427
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      4077018
      productAspect
      verschiedene: 85 g Glas // 175 g PET Dose // 400 g PET Dose // 200 g Beutel // 400 g Beutel // 800 g Beutel // 2,5 kg Kunststoffeimer // 5 kg Kunststoffeimer
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Der Gehalt an Etylenoxid, gesamt überschreitet den zulässigen Höchstgehalt eindeutig. Die vorliegende Probe ist als nicht sicher im Sinne von Artikel 14 der VO (EG) 178/2002 zu beurteilen. /// The content of total ethylene oxide clearly exceeds the maximum permitted level. The present sample is to be assessed as unsafe in the sense of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002.
Notification ID
43121

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    18
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    3734344
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,05 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,05
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    07-12-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    >5,0
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    3991423
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,05 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,05
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    18-11-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    3736823
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    3992217
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5006
    isoCode
    CZ
    organizationName
    Czechia

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Luxembourg
Affected territories
Austria · Belgium · Czechia · France · Germany · Luxembourg

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      462304
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      458578
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      458578
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      461848
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      462304
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      458578
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      458578
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      461080
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      462304
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      462304
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      458578
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      461848
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      461848
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      458578
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      458578
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      461848
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      461848
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      462304
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      462304
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      461848
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      461848
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      458578
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      458578
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      462304
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      462304
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      458578
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      458578
    Organisation
    code
    IN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5118
    Description
    India
    Notification ID
    10113
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      462605
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      462304
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      462304
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    04-01-2021 09:02:47
    fupId
    459185
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  2. fupDate
    15-01-2021 12:58:14
    fupId
    461080
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  3. fupDate
    21-01-2021 11:57:35
    fupId
    461848
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  4. fupDate
    26-01-2021 13:59:20
    fupId
    462304
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  5. fupDate
    26-01-2021 16:42:58
    fupId
    462605
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  6. fupDate
    27-01-2021 17:39:13
    fupId
    462766
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  7. fupDate
    28-06-2021 10:32:10
    fupId
    484950
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5013
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    14
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    15
    link
    http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Securite/Alertes/Avis-rappels-de-produits
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu

Provenance and context

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