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RASFFReference 2022.6239

Unauthorized novel food ingridient 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptopfan) in food supplement

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.6239
Notification ID
576878
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
undecided
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplement
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
17864334
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    17864875
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    30.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
The Novel Food Catalogue declares that 5-HTP, regardless of whether it is obtained by chemical synthesis or selective extraction from the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia, is considered a novel food. 5-HTP ingridient in the concerned food supplement is obtained by selective extraction from the seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia.
Notification ID
74380

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    17864969
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5032
    isoCode
    SI
    organizationName
    Slovenia

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United Kingdom
Notifying country or territory
Slovenia
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      576878
    Organisation
    code
    SI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5032
    Description
    Slovenia
    Notification ID
    59
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      576878
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      576878
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Provenance and context

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