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RASFFReference 2024.1173

Przekroczenie najwyższego dopuszczalnego poziomu sumy 35 alkaloidów pirolizydynowych (525 μg/kg +/- 180μg/kg) ) w herbacie Czarnej Earl Grey wyprodukowanej w Kenii dla polskiej firmy/// Exceeding the MRL for the sum of 35 pyrrolizidine alkaloids (525 μg/kg +/- 180 μg/kg) in Earl Gray black tea produced in Kenya for a Polish company

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.1173
Notification ID
663335
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Herbata Czarna Earl Grey kraj pochodzenia: Kenia/// Earl Gray Tea black tea, country of origin: Kenya
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
23295907
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    23298927
    productAspect
    Produkt w opakowaniu producenta (pudełko kartonowe z papierowymi torebkami) na którym umieszczone były informacje: wyprodukowano w Kenii na zlecenie: Livee Polska sp. z.o.o, ul. Zarzecze 136A, 30-134 Kraków, data produkcji: 10/2022, nr partii: 098/2022, data minimalnej trwałości: 10/2025/// Product in the manufacturer's packaging (cardboard box with paper bags) with the following information: produced in Kenya on behalf of: Livee Polska sp. z.o.o., ul. Zarzecze 136A, 30-134 Kraków, production date: 10/2022, batch number: 098/2022, date of minimum durability: 10/2025
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    200.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
97843

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    525 µg/kg ± 180
    Hazard category
    Description
    natural toxins (other)
    Notification ID
    23299206
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other)
    samplingDate
    06-11-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    540 +/- 291 mg/kg - ppm
    Hazard category
    Description
    natural toxins (other)
    Notification ID
    23338476
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg/kg - ppm null
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150 mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other)
    samplingDate
    03-11-2023 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    24173320
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5028
    isoCode
    PL
    organizationName
    Poland
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    23300350
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5028
    isoCode
    PL
    organizationName
    Poland
  3. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    23410174
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5028
    isoCode
    PL
    organizationName
    Poland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Kenya
Notifying country or territory
Poland
Published distribution
Poland
Affected territories
Poland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      663335
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      664628
    Organisation
    code
    KE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5128
    Description
    Kenya
    Notification ID
    10123
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      663335
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      664628
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      664628
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      663335
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      663335
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    20-02-2024 16:45:45
    fupId
    664628
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    831
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    WSSE w Krakowie
  2. fupDate
    15-04-2024 10:57:22
    fupId
    677364
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  3. fupDate
    15-04-2024 11:09:06
    fupId
    678374
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland

RASFF

5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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