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RASFFReference 2023.7711

exceeded level of benzo(a)pyrene and PAH in cocoa powder originating in Indonesia

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.7711
Notification ID
643542
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
cocoa powder
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
22331625
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    22331678
    labelling
    L.373379, BBD 25.9.2025
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    100.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
93449

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    27,8
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    22332036
    maxPermittedLvl
    5 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-09-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    151,2
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    22332054
    maxPermittedLvl
    30 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    30
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-09-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    22332801
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5033
    isoCode
    SK
    organizationName
    Slovakia
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    22395795
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5017
    isoCode
    HU
    organizationName
    Hungary
  3. Action taken
    Description
    return to consignor
    Notification ID
    18835
    Notification ID
    22876176
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5017
    isoCode
    HU
    organizationName
    Hungary

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Indonesia
Notifying country or territory
Slovakia
Published distribution
Hungary, Slovakia
Affected territories
Hungary · Slovakia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      643542
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      644424
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      643542
    Organisation
    code
    HU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Description
    Hungary
    Notification ID
    52
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      643774
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      644424
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      643542
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      644424
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      643542
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      643542
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      644424
    Organisation
    code
    ID
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5119
    Description
    Indonesia
    Notification ID
    10114
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      643542
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      644424
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      644424
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      643542
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      643542
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      643542
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      643542
    Organisation
    code
    SK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5033
    Description
    Slovakia
    Notification ID
    54

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    09-11-2023 11:46:53
    fupId
    643774
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    13-11-2023 11:20:06
    fupId
    644424
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    52
    organizationCode
    HU
    organizationDescription
    Hungary
  3. fupDate
    11-01-2024 13:10:49
    fupId
    656571
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    52
    organizationCode
    HU
    organizationDescription
    Hungary

RASFF

5017
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    20
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    21

Provenance and context

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