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RASFFReference 2021.4072

Mercury in food supplement from UK

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.4072
Notification ID
491248
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplement
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
6520385
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    6520519
    labelling
    article 7
    productAspect
    Brown glass bottle, 90 tablets
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Mercury in food supplement
Notification ID
51224

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1,0
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    6528953
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,10 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    02-07-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    placed under customs seals
    Notification ID
    18825
    Notification ID
    6536582
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5012
    isoCode
    FI
    organizationName
    Finland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      491248
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      491248
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      491248
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      491248
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      491248
    Organisation
    code
    FI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5012
    Description
    Finland
    Notification ID
    21
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      491248
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      491248
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      491248
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Provenance and context

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