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RASFFReference 2024.5111

Lack of mandatory advertisements for supplements with ingredient “Monacolins from red yeast rice” on web shop from the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.5111
Notification ID
695685
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
monitoring of media
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Red yeast rice supplements
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
24886979
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    24887055
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  2. Notification ID
    24887062
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  3. Notification ID
    24887075
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Lack of mandatory mentions in the product information for food supplement containing the ingredient Monacolin from red yeast rice. According to legislation 2022/860, the label shall provide the number of individual portions of the product for maximum daily consumption and a warning not to consume a daily amount of 3 mg of monacolins from red yeast rice or more. The label shall indicate the content of monacolins per portion of the product. The label shall include the following warnings: “Should not be consumed by pregnant or lactating women, children below 18 years old and adults above 70 years old”, “Seek advice from a doctor on consumption of this product if you experience any health problems”; “Should not be consumed if you are taking cholesterol-lowering medication”; and “Should not be consumed if you are already consuming other products containing red yeast rice”.’
Notification ID
104903

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
      695685
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      695685
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      695685
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      695685
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      695685
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      695685
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      695685
    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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