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RASFFReference 2021.3879

Excessive benzo(a)pyrene and PAH content in wild garlic from Germany with raw material from Bulgaria

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2021.3879
Notification ID
488357
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Wild garlic chopped
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
6224301
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    6224385
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    5.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Bärlauch getrocknet
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Notification ID
    6224621
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      6224622
      labelling
      Allii Ursini Folia Tot. getrocknet Wildsammlung, 1211908690, Art.-Nr. 400018
      productAspect
      gepresste Ballen ///unofficial translation: compressed bales
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      50.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      kg
      Notification ID
      18973
  2. Description
    Bärlauch geschnitten
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Notification ID
    6272864
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from the market
      Notification ID
      18837
      Notification ID
      6273146
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      6272871
      labelling
      Charge des Kunden: 22960-3
      productAspect
      Sackware
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      5.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      kg
      Notification ID
      18973
  3. Description
    Bärlauch geschnitten
    Distribution status
    Description
    product (presumably) no longer on the market
    Notification ID
    223
    Notification ID
    6413530
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from recipient(s)
      Notification ID
      18844
      Notification ID
      6413941
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      6413534
      productAspect
      1 kg
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
50874

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    137
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    6224463
    maxPermittedLvl
    50 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    50
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    09-06-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    13,9
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    6224652
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    09-06-2021 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    6269120
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Bulgaria
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
France, Germany, Switzerland
Affected territories
France · Germany · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      490002
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      490463
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      488357
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      490463
    5. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      488357
    6. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      488357
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      490463
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      490463
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      488357
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      490341
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      490341
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      490002
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      490002
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      490463
    7. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      490463
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      488357
    9. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      488357
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      488357
    11. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      488357
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      490463
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      490463
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      488357
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      488357
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      488357
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      490002
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      490463
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      488357
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    26-07-2021 08:27:24
    fupId
    490002
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria
  2. fupDate
    27-07-2021 08:27:41
    fupId
    490341
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  3. fupDate
    27-07-2021 13:24:24
    fupId
    490463
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg

RASFF

5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
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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