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RASFFReference 2025.4667

Elevated Hydrocyanic Acid in Cassava Flour

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4667
Notification ID
771822
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Cassava Flour
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29012102
Category
Description
other food product / mixed
Notification ID
18428
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29012139
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120370

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    26.8
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    29012359
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cyanide - high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    12-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29012389
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      772002
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      771822
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      771822
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771822
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      771822
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      771822
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771822
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771822
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      772002
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      771822
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771822
    Organisation
    code
    XI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5000
    Description
    United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Notification ID
    10028
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      771822
    Organisation
    code
    UO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5248
    Description
    unknown origin
    Notification ID
    10243

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    23-06-2025 16:30:11
    fupId
    772002
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    02-07-2025 17:13:53
    fupId
    774224
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    04-02-2026 16:59:52
    fupId
    821414
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal

RASFF

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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