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RASFFReference 2023.3693

Too high content of erucic acid in mustard oil from Bangladesh, via the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.3693
Notification ID
614425
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
mustard oil
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
20246792
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    20246794
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    500.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Höchstmengenüberschreitung für Erucasäure ///unofficial translation: Exceedance of maximum limits for erucic acid
Notification ID
85622

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    48,9
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    20246797
    maxPermittedLvl
    5 %
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    %
    Name
    erucic acid - too high content - composition
    samplingDate
    24-01-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    %

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    20246807
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Bangladesh
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany
Affected territories
Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      614425
    Organisation
    code
    BD
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5051
    Description
    Bangladesh
    Notification ID
    10046
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      614425
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      614425
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      614425
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      614425
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      614425
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      614425
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      614425
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

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

Provenance and context

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