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RASFFReference 2023.2465

Food supplements with too high caffeine content on web shop from the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.2465
Notification ID
606181
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
consumer complaint
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Pre-workout supplements
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
19734193
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    19734249
    productAspect
    300 gram - 401 mg caffeine. URL: https://bullishnutrition.nl/collections/pre-workout/products/pre-workout-peach-300-gram
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  2. Notification ID
    19734288
    productAspect
    300 gram - 401 mg caffeine. URL: https://bullishnutrition.nl/collections/pre-workout/products/pre-workout-tropical-300-gram
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  3. Notification ID
    19734290
    productAspect
    300 gram - 375 mg caffeine. URL: https://bullishnutrition.nl/collections/pre-workout/products/pre-workout-aardbei-kiwi-300-gram-1
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Several workout supplements with high content of caffeine (401 mg per single dose) were identified on the Dutch web shop “bullishnutrition.nl”. The caffeine contents of these food supplements exceed the Belgian allowed maximal limit of 80 mg for food supplements and 320 mg/l for drinks. The pre-workout supplements also exceed EFSA’s recommendation for single and daily caffeine consumption, which is 200 mg per single dose and 400 mg per daily dose. In addition, we do not find the mention “High caffeine content” on the label nor on the web shop, as prescribed in point 4.1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.
Notification ID
83169

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    19734239
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Netherlands
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Belgium, Netherlands
Affected territories
Belgium · Netherlands

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      606181
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      606181
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      606181
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      606181
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      606181
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      606181
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3

Provenance and context

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