Skip to content
Official alerts and notifications portal
Menu
RASFFReference 2022.3820

Food supplement with artemisinin (Artemisia annua) from Portugal, with multiple non-authorized medicinal claims

Official information organised for easier consultation. The source publication remains authoritative.

Open official publication ↗

RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2022.3820
Notification ID
557827
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
monitoring of media
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Artemisinin capsules
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
15167509
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    15167526
    productAspect
    300 mg – 60 capsules
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
According to the product description on the web shop “Super Smart”, a food supplement containing Artemisinin was offered for sale. Artemisinin is an active substance extracted from Artemisia annua. All parts of this plant and their extracts are considered as novel food. In addition, a lot of non-authorized medicinal claims were identified on this web shop (“anti-parasitic”, “anti-cancer” …).
Notification ID
69068

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    15167517
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Portugal
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal
Affected territories
Belgium · Luxembourg · Portugal

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      557827
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      557827
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      557827
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      557827
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      557827
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      557827
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      557827
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      557827
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      557827
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      557827
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    06-07-2022 15:31:08
    fupId
    558914
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  2. fupDate
    25-01-2023 19:26:27
    fupId
    592902
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu

Provenance and context

NagameAlert organises public RASFF data while preserving official values and keeping notification classification separate from the risk decision. The official record remains authoritative and should be checked for follow-ups and current status.