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RASFFReference 2020.1540

Horsemeat from an animal excluded from the food chain

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.1540
Notification ID
426779
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Horsemeat
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
2159748
Category
Description
meat and meat products (other than poultry)
Notification ID
18453
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    2159771
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
The horse's passport, NONIUS XVII-241 LUCA, identification number (ULEN): HUNKNO032410000, Section IX, Part II, includes the declaration of the first owner that the animal has been excluded from the food chain. Despite this annotation, on 13/01/2020 the abovementioned horse was slaughtered for human consumption.
Notification ID
36417

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    reinforced checking
    Notification ID
    18842
    Notification ID
    2159786
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5028
    isoCode
    PL
    organizationName
    Poland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Poland
Notifying country or territory
Poland
Published distribution
Italy
Affected territories
Italy

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      426779
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      426779
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      426779
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      426779
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      426779
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      426779
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31

RASFF

5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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