RASFFReference 2020.2003
Food - monitoring of media - information for attention
Official information organised for easier consultation. The source publication remains authoritative.
RASFF
Identification and classification
- Reference
- 2020.2003
- Notification ID
- 429328
- Classification
- information notification for attention
- Risk decision
- serious
- Product type
- food
- Notification basis
- monitoring of media
- Status
- ec_withdrawn
RASFF
Product
- Description
- DNP 2,4 Dinitrophenol
- Distribution status
- Description
- product traded online
- Notification ID
- 228
- Notification ID
- 2251389
- Category
- Description
- dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Notification ID
- 18439
- Product descriptions
- Notification ID
- 2251502
RASFF
Risk and analytical results
- hazardObserved
- DNP (2.4 Dinitrophenol) is an industrial chemical marketed as a fat burner, but is unsafe for human consumption. It has caused at least 13 deaths in the UK since 2015. DNP is a toxic substance which can result in organ failure, heart attacks, intense vomiting, rapid rise in internal body temperatures and some fatalities. DNP is a highly unstable chemical product, that may decompose under the effect of various factors, causing fire and explosions. It is toxic by inhalations, skin contact and if swallowed. It is also toxic for the environment.
- Notification ID
- 37297
RASFF
Measures
- Action taken
- Description
- informing authorities
- Notification ID
- 18380
- Notification ID
- 2251528
- takenBy
- Notification ID
- 5014
- isoCode
- GB
- organizationName
- United Kingdom
RASFF
Origin, notification and distribution
- Origin
- Canada
- Notifying country or territory
- United Kingdom
- Published distribution
- product traded online
RASFF
Published territorial roles
- Roles
- Role
- ORIGIN
- notificationId
- 429328
- Role
- OPERATOR
- notificationId
- 429328
- Organisation
- code
- CA
- countryNetworkOrganizationId
- 5069
- Description
- Canada
- Notification ID
- 10064
- Roles
- Role
- FOR_ATTENTION
- notificationId
- 429328
- Organisation
- code
- INFO
- countryNetworkOrganizationId
- 5680
- Description
- INFOSAN
- Notification ID
- 10340
- Roles
- Role
- NOTIFYING
- notificationId
- 429328
- Organisation
- code
- GB
- countryNetworkOrganizationId
- 5014
- Description
- United Kingdom
- Notification ID
- 17
Provenance and context
NagameAlert organises public RASFF data while preserving official values and keeping notification classification separate from the risk decision. The official record remains authoritative and should be checked for follow-ups and current status.