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RASFFReference 2023.7229

Benzo(a)pyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoked fish from Ghana

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.7229
Notification ID
639872
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Smoked fish
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
22090423
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    22090949
    productAspect
    10 boxes, 150 kg, batch 770723
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  2. Notification ID
    22090959
    productAspect
    20 boxes, 300 kg, batch 760723
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  3. Notification ID
    22090970
    productAspect
    5 boxes, 50 kg , batch 790723
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  4. Notification ID
    22090981
    productAspect
    5 boxes, 125 kg, batch 870723
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  5. Notification ID
    22090986
    productAspect
    3 boxes, 75 kg, batch 700623
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  6. Notification ID
    22090995
    productAspect
    5 boxes, 50 kg, batch 780723
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  7. Notification ID
    22091034
    productAspect
    10 boxes, 200 kg, batch 730623
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  8. Notification ID
    22091052
    productAspect
    2 boxes, 50 kg, batch 750623
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
92557

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    34,4
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    22091111
    maxPermittedLvl
    2 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    12-09-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    225
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    22091182
    maxPermittedLvl
    12 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    12
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    12-09-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    22090427
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Ghana
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      639872
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      660769
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      660769
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      639872
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      639872
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      639872
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      639872
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      639872
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      639872
    Organisation
    code
    GH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5104
    Description
    Ghana
    Notification ID
    10099
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      639872
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    31-01-2024 13:03:58
    fupId
    660769
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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