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RASFFReference 2025.4660

Elevated aflatoxin B1 (23.8 µg/kg) and total aflatoxins (29.4 µg/kg) in ground nutmeg

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4660
Notification ID
771891
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Ground Nutmeg
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29016217
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29016457
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    75.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120383

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    29.4 ± 3.9
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    29016511
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    23.8 ± 3.8
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    29016535
    maxPermittedLvl
    5 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  3. analyticalResult
    14.1± 3.1
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    29140502
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  4. analyticalResult
    11.8 ± 2.3
    Hazard category
    Description
    industrial contaminants
    Notification ID
    29140575
    Name
    chrysene - industrial contaminants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  5. analyticalResult
    18.7 ± 4.3
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    29140649
    Name
    benzo(a)anthracene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  6. analyticalResult
    6.0 ± 1.7
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    29143504
    Name
    benzo(b)fluoranthen - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  7. analyticalResult
    50.6 ± 6.1
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    29143816
    maxPermittedLvl
    50 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    50
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    27-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29016722
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    29017419
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Lebanon
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Ireland · Portugal · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      794897
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      771891
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      814117
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      814117
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      771891
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      771891
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      771909
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771909
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      794897
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      814117
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      795059
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      794897
    Organisation
    code
    LB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5135
    Description
    Lebanon
    Notification ID
    10130
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      771909
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      774042
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      774129
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      771909
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771914
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      794897
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      794897
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      771891
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    23-06-2025 14:57:05
    fupId
    771960
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  2. fupDate
    23-06-2025 15:13:42
    fupId
    771909
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  3. fupDate
    23-06-2025 15:13:52
    fupId
    771918
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    accompanying documents
    Notification ID
    27662
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  4. fupDate
    23-06-2025 16:48:40
    fupId
    771914
    fupNumber
    4
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  5. fupDate
    02-07-2025 13:07:41
    fupId
    774042
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    information on sampling/analysis
    Notification ID
    27661
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  6. fupDate
    02-07-2025 13:26:46
    fupId
    774129
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    information on sampling/analysis
    Notification ID
    27661
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  7. fupDate
    09-10-2025 10:48:17
    fupId
    794897
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland
  8. fupDate
    09-10-2025 15:03:21
    fupId
    795059
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  9. fupDate
    10-10-2025 15:35:00
    fupId
    795468
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  10. fupDate
    30-12-2025 13:04:38
    fupId
    814117
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  11. fupDate
    04-02-2026 16:14:33
    fupId
    821411
    fupNumber
    11
    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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