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RASFFReference 2023.0363

Unauthorized substances in food supplements from the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.0363
Notification ID
590782
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
undecided
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
liquid food supplement
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
18700239
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    18700338
    labelling
    Sour Berry Flavor
    productAspect
    Kuststoffflasche ///unofficial translation: plastic bottle
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    60.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
///unofficial translation: The ingredient "dimethylaminoethanol" (DMAE) is listed in the list of ingredients. DMAE is used as a drug under the name Deanol. According to the AMVV, it is stated for the substance Deanol that the dispensing of products with 50 mg can only take place with a doctor's prescription. No information regarding the DMAE content is given on the present packaging. The competent authority should check whether the product has a pharmacological effect. There is no known use of DMAE in food. //// The present product provides 2500 mg of beta-alanine per serving. A safety assessment by the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Foos and Allergy of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Safety indicates that adverse effects may occur at intake levels of 10 mg/kg body weight.
Notification ID
79021

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    18734888
    Name
    arginine alpha ketoglutarate - unauthorised substance - composition
    samplingDate
    14-11-2022 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    18701106
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United Kingdom
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
information on distribution not (yet) available

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      590782
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      590782
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      590782
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      590782
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      590782
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      591621
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    17-01-2023 16:55:39
    fupId
    591621
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    21-03-2023 17:13:24
    fupId
    602502
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    27-11-2023 10:17:12
    fupId
    647584
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands

RASFF

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

Provenance and context

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