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RASFFReference 2025.4440

Elevated hydrocyanic acid in milled flaxseed from Kazakhstan via the UK

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4440
Notification ID
769778
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Milled Flaxseed
Distribution status
Description
no distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
227
Notification ID
28879253
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28879638
    productAspect
    Bags
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    200.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
119972

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    200.7 ± 14.0
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    28879665
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cyanide - high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    01-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    28879807
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Kazakhstan
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
Ireland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Affected territories
Ireland · United Kingdom · United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      779039
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      781117
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769778
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780785
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      780785
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769778
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      769778
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769778
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      769778
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779039
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      781117
    Organisation
    code
    KZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5127
    Description
    Kazakhstan
    Notification ID
    10122
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      778870
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      773850
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      779396
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      769778
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      769778
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      769778
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      769778
    Organisation
    code
    XI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5000
    Description
    United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Notification ID
    10028

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    13-06-2025 17:17:22
    fupId
    770208
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    notification reclassification
    Notification ID
    27670
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  2. fupDate
    20-06-2025 16:38:37
    fupId
    771690
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    01-07-2025 14:18:39
    fupId
    773850
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  4. fupDate
    23-07-2025 09:29:49
    fupId
    778870
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  5. fupDate
    23-07-2025 14:03:05
    fupId
    779039
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  6. fupDate
    24-07-2025 16:56:34
    fupId
    779396
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  7. fupDate
    31-07-2025 15:55:43
    fupId
    780785
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  8. fupDate
    01-08-2025 12:59:22
    fupId
    781117
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html

Provenance and context

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