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RASFFReference 2024.7346

Glycidol and 3-MCPD in a fine bakery product from Bulgaria

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.7346
Notification ID
715625
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
fine bakery product
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
25844463
Category
Description
other food product / mixed
Notification ID
18428
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    25844621
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    350.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
/// Glycidol is an undesirable substance that, according to the latest risk assessment by experts from the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), has a genotoxic and carcinogenic effect (IARC Group 2A). The substance 3-MCPD is also considered undesirable and, according to the latest findings, has a carcinogenic effect (IARC Group 2B). The maximum levels for glycidol and 3-MCPD are clearly exceeded in the total fat of this product, even taking into account the extended measurement uncertainty.
Notification ID
108893

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1697 +/- 509
    Hazard category
    Description
    industrial contaminants
    Notification ID
    25844649
    maxPermittedLvl
    1000 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1000
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    glycidyl esters - industrial contaminants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2024 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    2442 +/- 732
    Hazard category
    Description
    industrial contaminants
    Notification ID
    25844815
    maxPermittedLvl
    1250 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1250
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) - industrial contaminants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2024 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    25845678
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      715625
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      715625
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      715625
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      715625
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      716727
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      716727
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      715625
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      715625
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      715625
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      715625
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    09-10-2024 14:00:39
    fupId
    716727
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria
  2. fupDate
    06-11-2024 09:41:17
    fupId
    723482
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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