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RASFFReference 2024.5128

mercury beyond the legal limit in frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) steaks from Spain

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.5128
Notification ID
695748
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
frozen swordfish steaks
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
24889182
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    24889212
    temperature
    Description
    frozen
    Notification ID
    27369

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
in frozen swordfish steaks mercury is beyond the allowed limit
Notification ID
104925

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2.0 +/- 0.5
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    24889244
    maxPermittedLvl
    1 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    17-06-2024 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    24889280
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    24889886
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  3. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    24919531
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  4. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    24963496
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Spain
Notifying country or territory
Italy
Published distribution
Italy, Spain
Affected territories
Italy · Spain

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      695748
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      697668
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      697668
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      695748
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      695748
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      696467
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      696467
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      696467
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      696467
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      695748
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      695748
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      695748
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      698245
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      695748
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      697668
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      695748
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    04-07-2024 10:08:04
    fupId
    695951
    fupNumber
    1
    networkOrganizationId
    9
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Italy
  2. fupDate
    05-07-2024 15:35:06
    fupId
    696467
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    107
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    MARCHE
  3. fupDate
    11-07-2024 11:41:38
    fupId
    697668
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  4. fupDate
    14-07-2024 17:14:43
    fupId
    698245
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    107
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    MARCHE

RASFF

5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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