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RASFFReference 2021.6018

too high content of nitrate (3835 mg/kg - ppm) in spinach from Italy

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.6018
Notification ID
513133
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
fresh baby spinach
Distribution status
Description
product (presumably) no longer on the market
Notification ID
223
Notification ID
10697107
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    10698226
    productAspect
    plastic bag
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370
    weight
    500.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
54540

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    3835
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    10702432
    maxPermittedLvl
    3500 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    3500
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    nitrate - too high content - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    13-10-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    no stock left
    Notification ID
    18843
    Notification ID
    10712865
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5006
    isoCode
    CZ
    organizationName
    Czechia

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Italy
Notifying country or territory
Czechia
Published distribution
Czechia
Affected territories
Czechia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      513133
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      513133
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      513133
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      513133
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      513133
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      513133
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      513133
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      513133
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    05-11-2021 16:54:01
    fupId
    513656
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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