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RASFFReference 2021.1848

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in Ashwagandha from India

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.1848
Notification ID
473865
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
ASHWAGHANDA (Extrait de Withania somnifera)
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
5190616
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
46229

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Oxyde d’éthylène (somme d’oxyde d’éthylène et de 2-chloroéthanol exprimée en oxyde d’éthylène) 0,38±0,19
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    5190705
    maxPermittedLvl
    0.1 on Ginsengs mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0.1 on Ginsengs
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    17-03-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    5190988
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
India
Notifying country or territory
France
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      473865
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      473865
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      473929
    Organisation
    code
    IN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5118
    Description
    India
    Notification ID
    10113
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      473865
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    14-04-2021 17:34:29
    fupId
    473929
    fupNumber
    1
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

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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