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RASFFReference 2025.4516

Probably unauthorised novel food ingredient senna leaves in herbal tea blend from Sri Lanka

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4516
Notification ID
769725
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
tea
Distribution status
Description
no distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
227
Notification ID
28875052
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28875589
    labelling
    MHD 06/2027, Chargennummer 04/2024
    productAspect
    Verpackung blau/gelb, ungekühlt ///unofficial translation: Packaging blue/yellow, unchilled
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    40.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
119959

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Detection of sennoside A and sennoside B
    Hazard category
    Description
    novel food
    Notification ID
    30461649
    Name
    novel food ingredient - unauthorised - novel food
    samplingDate
    02-05-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30464517
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Sri Lanka
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany
Affected territories
Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769725
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769725
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      769725
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      769725
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      769725
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      769725
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      772910
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      830049
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      769725
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      769725
    Organisation
    code
    LK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5207
    Description
    Sri Lanka
    Notification ID
    10202

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    16-06-2025 17:37:19
    fupId
    770596
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    26-06-2025 17:13:24
    fupId
    772910
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    13-03-2026 16:03:22
    fupId
    830049
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen

RASFF

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

Provenance and context

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