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RASFFReference 2022.7184

Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.7184
Notification ID
584321
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control in non-member country
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
pistachio kernels
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
18413378
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    18413929
    productAspect
    10 kg Gebinde verpackt in Kartons /// 10 kg package packed in cardboard boxes
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    10.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Die zuständige Behörde im Vereinigten Königreich hat in einem Backwarenprodukt hohe Aflatoxingehalte festgestellt. Eine Rückverfolgbarkeitsprüfung hat ergeben, dass die Quelle der Aflatoxine Pistazien sind. Analysen der verbliebenen Pistazienbestände und der Produkte, die diese enthalten, ergaben hohe Aflatoxingehalte. Ermittlungen zur Rückverfolgbarkeit der betroffenen Pistazienpartien bestätigten, dass die Pistazien von Firmen in Deutschland in das Vereinigte Königreich geliefert wurden. /// The competent authority in the United Kingdom has detected high levels of aflatoxins in a bakery product. A traceability check revealed that the source of the aflatoxins was pistachios. Analyses of the remaining stocks of pistachios and the products containing them revealed high levels of aflatoxins. Traceability investigations of the affected lots of pistachios confirmed that the pistachios were supplied to the UK by companies in Germany.
Notification ID
76723

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    98,7
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    18417505
    maxPermittedLvl
    8 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    8
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    21-07-2022 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    18415043
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Iran
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Germany · Italy · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584321
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      586485
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      586485
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584321
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      584321
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584321
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      584321
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      584321
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      584321
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      584321
    Organisation
    code
    IR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5120
    Description
    Iran
    Notification ID
    10115
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      584321
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      584321
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      584321
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      584321
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    21-12-2022 11:53:00
    fupId
    586485
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    30-12-2022 13:33:06
    fupId
    588376
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg

RASFF

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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