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RASFFReference 2023.0107

High hydrocyanic acid content in apricot seeds from Pakistan, via Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.0107
Notification ID
589820
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Apricot seeds
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
18647904
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    18647912
    productAspect
    Plastic bag
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    100.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    Apricot kernels, sweet
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Notification ID
    18739913
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      informing recipient(s)
      Notification ID
      18383
      Notification ID
      18740014
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    2. Action taken
      Description
      detained by operator
      Notification ID
      18822
      Notification ID
      18740015
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    nuts, nut products and seeds
    Notification ID
    18427
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      18739914
      labelling
      Charge: 47008 Mindestens haltbar bis: 04.05.2025
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      5.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      kg
      Notification ID
      18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
78740

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    124+/-15
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    18647930
    maxPermittedLvl
    20 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    20
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cyanide - too high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    13-09-2022 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    18729602
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    18729642
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    18738627
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  4. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    18738654
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  5. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    18865753
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Spain
Published distribution
Austria, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland
Affected territories
Austria · Czechia · Germany · Poland · Slovenia · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      591517
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      594177
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      591517
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      594177
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      594097
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      593240
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      593240
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      593240
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      589820
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      594097
    4. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      591268
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      590609
    6. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      591988
    7. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      592714
    8. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      589820
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      594177
    10. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      591517
    11. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      593240
    12. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      592392
    13. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      591478
    14. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      591517
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      594177
    16. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      589820
    17. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      591478
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      592392
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      591517
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      592392
    Organisation
    code
    PK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5174
    Description
    Pakistan
    Notification ID
    10169
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      592714
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      594177
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      593240
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      593240
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      591517
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      591517
    Organisation
    code
    SI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5032
    Description
    Slovenia
    Notification ID
    59
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      589820
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      589820
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      589820
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      591517
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      591517
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    11-01-2023 14:15:39
    fupId
    590609
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  2. fupDate
    16-01-2023 12:23:44
    fupId
    591268
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  3. fupDate
    17-01-2023 13:32:41
    fupId
    591478
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    83
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Niedersachsen
  4. fupDate
    17-01-2023 14:54:08
    fupId
    591517
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    83
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Niedersachsen
  5. fupDate
    19-01-2023 12:40:59
    fupId
    591988
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    59
    organizationCode
    SI
    organizationDescription
    Slovenia
  6. fupDate
    19-01-2023 14:35:19
    fupId
    592037
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  7. fupDate
    19-01-2023 15:45:03
    fupId
    592049
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg
  8. fupDate
    23-01-2023 12:25:04
    fupId
    592392
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg
  9. fupDate
    25-01-2023 15:46:23
    fupId
    592714
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    87
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Sachsen-Anhalt
  10. fupDate
    27-01-2023 13:33:30
    fupId
    593240
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  11. fupDate
    02-02-2023 11:48:23
    fupId
    594097
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    accompanying documents
    Notification ID
    27662
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  12. fupDate
    02-02-2023 17:11:34
    fupId
    594177
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  13. fupDate
    07-02-2023 11:51:36
    fupId
    594763
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  14. fupDate
    07-02-2023 16:35:39
    fupId
    594841
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  15. fupDate
    10-02-2023 15:15:06
    fupId
    595513
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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