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RASFFReference 2020.3644

Bacillus cereus in cooked scorpions from Thailand

Official information organised for easier consultation. The source publication remains authoritative.

RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.3644
Notification ID
440817
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
monitoring of media
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Ready-to-eat food consisting of whole scorpions
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
2628655
Category
Description
other food product / mixed
Notification ID
18428
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    2628752
    productAspect
    Plastic bag

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
An elevated level of presumptive Bacillus cereus was found in the food product, which is above the level normally used by official monitoring as a safe food limit (100,000 CFU/g presumptive B. cereus).
Notification ID
40240

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    5,58 +/- 0,25 log10
    Hazard category
    Description
    pathogenic micro-organisms
    Notification ID
    2628803
    Name
    Bacillus cereus - pathogenic micro-organisms
    samplingDate
    03-08-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    CFU/g

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Thailand
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
product traded online

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      440817
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      440817
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      440817
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      440817
    Organisation
    code
    TH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5216
    Description
    Thailand
    Notification ID
    10211

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    08-09-2020 17:01:31
    fupId
    440922
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    08-09-2020 17:24:36
    fupId
    440925
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    3
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Germany
  3. fupDate
    01-10-2020 12:48:12
    fupId
    443569
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

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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