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RASFFReference 2024.3449

Unauthorised novel food ingredient Banaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) in food supplement from the United Kingdom

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2024.3449
Notification ID
682100
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplement
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
24333179
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    24333270
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    60.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    units
    Notification ID
    20003

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
The importer did not provide evidence that the ingredient Banaba leaf extract was used for human consumption to a significant degree within the EU before 15 May 1997, therefore, the ingredient has been considered a novel food ingredient requiring authorisation.
Notification ID
102044

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United Kingdom
Notifying country or territory
Slovenia
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      682100
    Organisation
    code
    SI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5032
    Description
    Slovenia
    Notification ID
    59
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      690945
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      682100
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      682100
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      682100
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    12-06-2024 10:49:41
    fupId
    690945
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    03-09-2024 12:40:45
    fupId
    708998
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

Provenance and context

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