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RASFFReference 2023.5901

Unauthorised use of colour and irregular labelling of corn based snacks from Mexico and US through Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.5901
Notification ID
630813
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Corn based snacks
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
21654541
Category
Description
cereals and bakery products
Notification ID
18434
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    21655763
    productAspect
    Plastic packaging (bag)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    56.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  2. Notification ID
    21655792
    productAspect
    Plastic packaging (bag)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    56.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  3. Notification ID
    21655804
    productAspect
    Plastic packaging (bag)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    113.4
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  4. Notification ID
    22690049
    productAspect
    Plastic packaging (bag)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    28.4
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Corn based snacks
    Distribution status
    Description
    no distribution from notifying country
    Notification ID
    222
    Notification ID
    21739270
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      official detention
      Notification ID
      18839
      Notification ID
      21739387
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5025
      isoCode
      MT
      organizationName
      Malta
    2. Action taken
      Description
      Destruction
      Notification ID
      18700
      Notification ID
      21822286
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5025
      isoCode
      MT
      organizationName
      Malta
    3. Action taken
      Description
      no stock left
      Notification ID
      18843
      Notification ID
      22081771
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5017
      isoCode
      HU
      organizationName
      Hungary
    Category
    Description
    cereals and bakery products
    Notification ID
    18434
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      21739281
      labelling
      Cheese Artificially Flavoured Tortilla Chips
      productAspect
      Plastic packaging (bag)
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      92.3
      weightUnit
      Description
      g
      Notification ID
      18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Use of coloring E110 (Yellow 6; Amarillo 6) is not authorized for use in starch based snacks.
Notification ID
90308

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    22691472
    Name
    colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF - unauthorised use - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    30-06-2023 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    21657238
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta
  2. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    21874704
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5025
    isoCode
    MT
    organizationName
    Malta
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    21907907
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  4. Action taken
    Description
    no stock left
    Notification ID
    18843
    Notification ID
    21944901
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland
  5. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    22690338
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Mexico
Notifying country or territory
Malta
Published distribution
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Poland
Affected territories
Austria · Belgium · Croatia · Czechia · Estonia · France · Germany · Hungary · Ireland · Malta · Netherlands · Poland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      653026
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      653026
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    HR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5016
    Description
    Croatia
    Notification ID
    36
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      638846
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      643110
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    EE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Description
    Estonia
    Notification ID
    58
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      637700
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      630813
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      653026
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      653026
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      630813
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      639533
    Organisation
    code
    HU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Description
    Hungary
    Notification ID
    52
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      630813
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      632891
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      632891
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      636674
    5. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      632628
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      632628
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      630813
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      630813
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      630813
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      630813
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      632628
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      632628
    Organisation
    code
    MT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Description
    Malta
    Notification ID
    19
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      630813
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      630813
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      632628
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      631888
    Organisation
    code
    MX
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5151
    Description
    Mexico
    Notification ID
    10146
  12. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      630813
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      653026
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      632628
    6. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      653026
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  13. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      636674
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      636674
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  14. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      632437
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      632891
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      630813
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      630813
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      632628
    6. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      630813
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    07-09-2023 15:07:39
    fupId
    631888
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    07-09-2023 15:09:00
    fupId
    631865
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    notification reclassification
    Notification ID
    27670
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  3. fupDate
    11-09-2023 10:56:18
    fupId
    632293
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  4. fupDate
    12-09-2023 07:40:03
    fupId
    632437
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  5. fupDate
    13-09-2023 13:58:31
    fupId
    632628
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  6. fupDate
    14-09-2023 10:25:17
    fupId
    632891
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  7. fupDate
    22-09-2023 06:31:04
    fupId
    634327
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  8. fupDate
    29-09-2023 09:59:41
    fupId
    635718
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  9. fupDate
    05-10-2023 11:48:48
    fupId
    636674
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    90
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Thüringen
  10. fupDate
    06-10-2023 06:42:41
    fupId
    636859
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    19
    organizationCode
    MT
    organizationDescription
    Malta
  11. fupDate
    10-10-2023 11:32:58
    fupId
    637441
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  12. fupDate
    11-10-2023 12:46:36
    fupId
    637700
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    58
    organizationCode
    EE
    organizationDescription
    Estonia
  13. fupDate
    11-10-2023 15:25:53
    fupId
    637769
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    36
    organizationCode
    HR
    organizationDescription
    Croatia
  14. fupDate
    12-10-2023 08:38:54
    fupId
    637844
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  15. fupDate
    16-10-2023 10:30:26
    fupId
    638439
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  16. fupDate
    17-10-2023 14:41:49
    fupId
    638846
    fupNumber
    16
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    90
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Thüringen
  17. fupDate
    19-10-2023 13:49:49
    fupId
    639250
    fupNumber
    17
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    90
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Thüringen
  18. fupDate
    20-10-2023 13:47:18
    fupId
    639533
    fupNumber
    18
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    52
    organizationCode
    HU
    organizationDescription
    Hungary
  19. fupDate
    07-11-2023 11:40:04
    fupId
    643110
    fupNumber
    19
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    90
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Thüringen
  20. fupDate
    15-11-2023 15:28:00
    fupId
    645267
    fupNumber
    20
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  21. fupDate
    20-12-2023 11:48:47
    fupId
    653026
    fupNumber
    21
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    89
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Schleswig-Holstein
  22. fupDate
    22-12-2023 09:49:04
    fupId
    653649
    fupNumber
    22
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  23. fupDate
    02-01-2024 08:38:46
    fupId
    654696
    fupNumber
    23
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5009
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Notification ID
    11
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
5016
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5016
    Notification ID
    5
5017
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    20
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    21
5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html
5025
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    28
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5025
    Notification ID
    29
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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