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RASFFReference 2023.2333

Medicinal plants, novel food and unauthorised claims for food supplements sold online

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.2333
Notification ID
604934
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
monitoring of media
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplements of the brand Innonature
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
19675528
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    19681962
    productAspect
    36 ml Tropfpipettenflasche, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    36.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971
  2. Notification ID
    19681966
    productAspect
    60 Kapseln, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    60.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    units
    Notification ID
    20003
  3. Notification ID
    19681977
    productAspect
    60 Kapseln, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    60.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    units
    Notification ID
    20003

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
- medicinal plants like Hypericum perforatum L., Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (forbidden for the use in food in Switzerland) and agnus castus - novel food: extracts of griffonia simplicifolia rich in 5-HTP - unauthorised health claims, for example products against inflammation, bladder infections, hormonal problems The products are sold as food supplements, but based on their ingredients like traditional medicinal plants and the health claims they might be considered as unauthorised medicinal products.
Notification ID
82847

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    presence of forbidden / medicinal plants
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    19681998
    maxPermittedLvl
    absence null
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    absence
    Name
    ingredient - unauthorised - composition
    samplingDate
    04-04-2023 00:00:00
  2. analyticalResult
    Presence of 5-HTP from Griffonia simplicifolia extract
    Hazard category
    Description
    novel food
    Notification ID
    19682172
    maxPermittedLvl
    absence null
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    absence
    Name
    novel food - unauthorised - novel food
    samplingDate
    04-04-2023 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    (requested) removal of online offer
    Notification ID
    18850
    Notification ID
    19682540
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5004
    isoCode
    CH
    organizationName
    Switzerland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Notifying country or territory
Switzerland
Published distribution
Switzerland
Affected territories
Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      604934
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      797455
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      604934
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      604934
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      804121
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      804121
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      604934
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      604934
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    07-06-2023 10:39:59
    fupId
    615464
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    29-10-2025 08:48:22
    fupId
    797455
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  3. fupDate
    24-11-2025 16:24:43
    fupId
    804121
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    80
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Hamburg

RASFF

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

Provenance and context

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