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RASFFReference 2022.2853

High content of lead in diatomaceous earth from the Czech Republic, with raw material from Peru, dispatched from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.2853
Notification ID
549643
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Diatomaceous earth
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
14393924
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    14394180
    labelling
    food supplement - natural freshwater, source of natural silicon
    productAspect
    plastic bag
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    500.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
67113

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    3,68
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    14394437
    maxPermittedLvl
    3,0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    3,0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    lead - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    10-03-2022 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    14394608
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5006
    isoCode
    CZ
    organizationName
    Czechia
  2. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    14394612
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5006
    isoCode
    CZ
    organizationName
    Czechia

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Peru
Notifying country or territory
Czechia
Published distribution
Czechia
Affected territories
Czechia

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Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      549643
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      549643
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      549643
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      549643
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      549643
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      549643
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      549643
    Organisation
    code
    PE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5180
    Description
    Peru
    Notification ID
    10175
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      549643
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    07-06-2022 09:40:07
    fupId
    553758
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  2. fupDate
    07-06-2022 10:43:15
    fupId
    553797
    fupNumber
    2
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    09-06-2022 16:30:32
    fupId
    554418
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9

Provenance and context

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