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RASFFReference 2023.0447

Unauthorised novel food ingredient berberine in food supplement from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.0447
Notification ID
584294
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
food supplement
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
18412095
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    18412097
    productAspect
    Fertigpackung versiegelte Kunststoffdose /// Readymade pack Sealed plastic can
    weight
    116.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Novel Food: Berberine, hochreiner Extrakt / Möglichkeit der Aufnahme gesundheitsschädigender Mengen / Kennzeichnungsmängel nach VO (EU) 1169/2011 und VO (EG) 1924/2006 /// Novel Food: Berberine, highly purified extract / Possibility of ingestion of quantities harmful to health / Labelling deficiencies according to Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 and Regulation (EC) 1924/2006
Notification ID
76718

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    138 ± 34 mg/capsule berberine / 0.542 ± 0.070 g/piece capsule weight
    Hazard category
    Description
    novel food
    Notification ID
    18412108
    Name
    novel food ingredient - novel food
    samplingDate
    07-09-2022 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    18412109
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United Kingdom
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Cyprus, Germany
Affected territories
Cyprus · Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      601657
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      584294
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      584294
    Organisation
    code
    CY
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Description
    Cyprus
    Notification ID
    12
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584294
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      592600
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      592600
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      601657
    5. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      601657
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      601657
    7. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      601657
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584294
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      584294
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      584294
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      584294
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      584294
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      584294
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    23-01-2023 11:40:36
    fupId
    592334
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    520
    organizationCode
    CY
    organizationDescription
    Public Health Services
  2. fupDate
    24-01-2023 12:10:24
    fupId
    592600
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    25-01-2023 15:28:23
    fupId
    592863
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  4. fupDate
    16-03-2023 16:38:13
    fupId
    601657
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5005
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    6
    link
    http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs49_gr/vs49_gr?OpenDocument
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    7
  3. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    8
    link
    http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/mphs/phs.nsf/DMLannouncements_gr/DMLannouncements_gr?OpenDocument
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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