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RASFFReference 2022.3711

Too high level of Mercury in grouper fish

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.3711
Notification ID
556802
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - forwarded to destination
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Epinephelus lanceolatus (grouper)
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
15018846
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    15018992
    temperature
    Description
    frozen
    Notification ID
    27369
    weight
    212.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    units
    Notification ID
    20003

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
68804

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0.85mg/kg (+/-0.13mg/kg)
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    15019206
    maxPermittedLvl
    0.5 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0.5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    17-05-2022 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    15019416
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Kenya
Notifying country or territory
France
Published distribution
France
Affected territories
France

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      556802
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      556802
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      556802
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      556802
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      556802
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      556802
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      556802
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      556802
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      556802
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      556802
    Organisation
    code
    KE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5128
    Description
    Kenya
    Notification ID
    10123

RASFF

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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