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RASFFReference 2024.5480

Lack of mandatory advertisements for supplements with green tea extract containing EGCG, on web shop from Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.5480
Notification ID
698632
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
monitoring of media
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Green tea extract supplements
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
25011419
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    25011584
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  2. Notification ID
    25011591
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  3. Notification ID
    25011605
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
  4. Notification ID
    25011607
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Lack of mandatory mentions in the product information for several food supplements containing the ingredient epigallocatechin-3-gallate from green tea extracts. According to legislation 2022/2340, the label shall provide the maximum number of portions of the food for daily consumption and a warning not to consume a daily amount of 800 mg of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate or more. The label shall indicate the content of (-)- epigallocatechin-3-gallate per portion of the food. The label shall include the following warnings: “Should not be consumed if you are consuming other products containing green tea on the same day”, “Should not be consumed by pregnant or lactating women and children below 18 years old” and “Should not be consumed on an empty stomach”. In addition, we also identified health claims that are non-compliant with regulation 1924/2006. Lastly, the products have not been notified to the Belgian authorities and therefore cannot be commercialized in Belgium
Notification ID
105540

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      698632
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      698632
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      698632
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      698632
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      698632
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      698632
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      700973
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      702007
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      700973
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      700973
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      700973
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    17-07-2024 14:33:42
    fupId
    699101
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    24-07-2024 16:24:13
    fupId
    700973
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  3. fupDate
    30-07-2024 13:04:21
    fupId
    702007
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  4. fupDate
    02-08-2024 17:12:33
    fupId
    703320
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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