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RASFFReference 2021.2690

Unauthorized colour Sudan IV in palm oil from Ghana

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.2690
Notification ID
480194
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
palm oil
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
5648198
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    5648200
    productAspect
    10 cartons - 1900kg
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    190.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
47435

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    >500
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    5649691
    maxPermittedLvl
    0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Sudan 4 - unauthorised colour - composition
    samplingDate
    04-05-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    5648202
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      480194
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      480194
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      480194
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      480194
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      480194
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      480194
    Organisation
    code
    GH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5104
    Description
    Ghana
    Notification ID
    10099

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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