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Cadmium - chocolate drops

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.0200
Notification ID
417239
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_withdrawn

RASFF

Product

Description
Milk chocolate
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
1495564
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    1495592
    productAspect
    See more information on https://www.puratos.ca/en/products/belcolade-originvenezuelamilk It concerns 15 kg bags (batch 0005753342) and cartons with 8 x 1 kg bags ( batch 0005790269)
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Cacao mass
    Distribution status
    Description
    no distribution from notifying country
    Notification ID
    222
    Notification ID
    1495702
    Category
    Description
    cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
    Notification ID
    18435

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
34219

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0.474 (+/-0.142)
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    1495654
    maxPermittedLvl
    0.30 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0.30
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cadmium - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    17-12-2019 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    1500408
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Affected territories
Australia · Austria · Belgium · Canada · Czechia · Finland · France · Germany · Latvia · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    AU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5047
    Description
    Australia
    Notification ID
    10042
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417350
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      417239
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    CA
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5069
    Description
    Canada
    Notification ID
    10064
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    FI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5012
    Description
    Finland
    Notification ID
    21
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    LV
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5024
    Description
    Latvia
    Notification ID
    24
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      417350
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  12. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417239
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      417350
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  13. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      417239
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    16-01-2020 15:52:19
    fupId
    417350
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  2. fupDate
    17-01-2020 15:31:54
    fupId
    417476
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  3. fupDate
    20-01-2020 14:40:51
    fupId
    417643
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    21
    organizationCode
    FI
    organizationDescription
    Finland
  4. fupDate
    21-01-2020 14:21:12
    fupId
    417766
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    withdrawal of original notification
    Notification ID
    27676
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  5. fupDate
    11-02-2020 14:40:30
    fupId
    417912
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands

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

Provenance and context

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