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RASFFReference 2023.0137

Too high content of mercury in food supplements from United States via Chile

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.0137
Notification ID
589919
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
undecided
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplement
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
18650889
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    18650957
    productAspect
    Plastic bottles of 60 capsules

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
78778

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,16 ± 0,03
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    18650984
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,1 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,1
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    02-12-2022 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    18651000
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5022
    isoCode
    LT
    organizationName
    Lithuania

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United States
Notifying country or territory
Lithuania
Published distribution
Lithuania
Affected territories
Lithuania

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      589919
    Organisation
    code
    CL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5074
    Description
    Chile
    Notification ID
    10069
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      589919
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      589919
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      589919
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      589919
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      589919
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      589919
    Organisation
    code
    LT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5022
    Description
    Lithuania
    Notification ID
    61
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      589919
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      589919
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

Provenance and context

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