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RASFFReference 2020.1303

Foreign body contamination (plastic) in Frozen Hash Brown Coop

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.1303
Notification ID
425461
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Frozen Hash Brown
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
2092007
Category
Description
other food product / mixed
Notification ID
18428
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    2092014
    temperature
    Description
    frozen
    Notification ID
    27369
    weight
    700.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
The presence of ‘white plastic’ in the hash browns renders the food unfit for human consumption and therefore unsafe according to article 14 within Regulation (EC) 178/2002.
Notification ID
35967

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    2092026
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5014
    isoCode
    GB
    organizationName
    United Kingdom
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    2111273
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Belgium
Notifying country or territory
United Kingdom
Published distribution
Ireland, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Ireland · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      426237
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      425837
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      425730
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      425461
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      425461
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425461
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425837
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      425837
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425837
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      425837
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425461
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      425461
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425461
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      425461
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      425837
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      425837
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    23-03-2020 17:10:18
    fupId
    425599
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  2. fupDate
    25-03-2020 12:21:35
    fupId
    425730
    fupNumber
    2
    networkOrganizationId
    17
    organizationCode
    GB
    organizationDescription
    United Kingdom
  3. fupDate
    25-03-2020 15:50:19
    fupId
    425837
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  4. fupDate
    27-03-2020 10:09:52
    fupId
    425984
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  5. fupDate
    30-03-2020 12:57:22
    fupId
    426085
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    17
    organizationCode
    GB
    organizationDescription
    United Kingdom
  6. fupDate
    30-03-2020 13:11:44
    fupId
    426178
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    17
    organizationCode
    GB
    organizationDescription
    United Kingdom
  7. fupDate
    30-03-2020 16:54:18
    fupId
    426237
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html

Provenance and context

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