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RASFFReference 2021.4399

Ethylene oxide (sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol, expressed as ethylene oxide) in food supplements from the United States

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.4399
Notification ID
495899
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
food supplements
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
7222800
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    7223705
    labelling
    60 Kapseln
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    47.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
51760

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    12,1
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    7224196
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    11-06-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    7225048
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      495899
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      495899
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      495899
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      495899
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      495899
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      495899
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      495899
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      495899
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    31-08-2021 10:49:53
    fupId
    499355
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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