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RASFFReference 2020.3524

Elevated Levels of Aflatoxins in a batch of Peanut Butter

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.3524
Notification ID
440036
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Meridian Peanut Butter
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
2593750
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    2593774
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
39553
numberOfPersonsAffected
0

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Aflatoxin B1 8.3 ±1.1 µg/kg and Total Aflatoxins 9.6 ±1.1 µg/kg
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    2593792
    maxPermittedLvl
    2 and 4 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2 and 4
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    18-08-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    2593829
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      441159
    Organisation
    code
    EE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Description
    Estonia
    Notification ID
    58
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      440036
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      440036
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      440036
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      440036
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      440036
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      440036
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      440036
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      440036
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    01-09-2020 17:45:12
    fupId
    440144
    fupNumber
    1
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    10-09-2020 11:37:05
    fupId
    441159
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    17
    organizationCode
    GB
    organizationDescription
    United Kingdom
  3. fupDate
    16-09-2020 10:40:31
    fupId
    441747
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    17
    organizationCode
    GB
    organizationDescription
    United Kingdom
  4. fupDate
    09-03-2021 13:47:28
    fupId
    469531
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland

RASFF

5009
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Notification ID
    11
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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