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RASFFReference 2024.4345

Unauthorised 5 HTP in Grifonia food supplement from Austria

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.4345
Notification ID
689447
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
food supplement with grifonia extract, 5 HTP
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
24653284
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    24653337
    productAspect
    capsules, plastic container with 60 capsules per day. Composition: Griffonia simplicifolia Extract, L-Tryptophan, L-Phenylalanin, L-Tyrosin Pyridoxin HCl, Thiaminmononitrat, Methylcboalamin, capsule: cellulose Daily dose: 2 capsules per day. The product has been advertised against depression, to improve the mood and to support a normal serotonine level.
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    60.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    units
    Notification ID
    20003

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Griffonia simplicifolia extract rich in 5-HTP. The substance 5-HTP is no longer used as medicinal substance due to undesirable side effects. It is considered as unauthorised novel food. The plant grifonia simplicifolia is forbidden for the use in food products in Switzerland. Therefore, the product was judged as not safe.
Notification ID
103660

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Presence
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    24656290
    maxPermittedLvl
    Use of Griffonia simplicifolia Baill.forbidden /g
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    Use of Griffonia simplicifolia Baill.forbidden
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    /g
    Name
    5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) - unauthorised substance - composition
    samplingDate
    02-05-2024 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    24656690
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5004
    isoCode
    CH
    organizationName
    Switzerland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Austria
Notifying country or territory
Switzerland
Published distribution
Switzerland
Affected territories
Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      689447
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      689447
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      689447
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      689447
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      689447
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      689447
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      689447
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    11-06-2024 15:39:32
    fupId
    690758
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/

Provenance and context

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