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RASFFReference 2020.3912

'Lucky Charms Honey Clovers' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess colours

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2020.3912
Notification ID
442697
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
undecided
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
'Lucky Charms Honey Clovers' breakfast cereal
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
2705584
Category
Description
cereals and bakery products
Notification ID
18434
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    2705592
    productAspect
    309g packs x 12 per master carton
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    309.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
'Lucky Charms Honey Clovers' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess colours.
Notification ID
40049

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    162
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    2705677
    Name
    colour E 129 - Allura Red AC - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    13-09-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    120 ± 13
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    2705798
    Name
    colour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    13-09-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  3. analyticalResult
    88 ± 5
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    2705812
    Name
    colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    13-09-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  4. analyticalResult
    266 ± 13
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    2705815
    Name
    colour E 102 - tartrazine - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    13-09-2020 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    2708847
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5014
    isoCode
    GB
    organizationName
    United Kingdom

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      442697
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      442697
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      442697
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      442697
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      442697
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      442697
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      442697
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/

Provenance and context

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