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RASFFReference 2025.4929

Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chloroethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in food supplements from India

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4929
Notification ID
773568
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
food supplements
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
29113204
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29113211
    productAspect
    Polybag in Cartons
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1064.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120752

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,34 +/- 0,17 (sum of 2-chloroethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide)
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    29113255
    Name
    ethylene oxide - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    26-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    29121288
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
India
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

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Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      773568
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773568
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      776367
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      773568
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      773568
    Organisation
    code
    IN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5118
    Description
    India
    Notification ID
    10113

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    11-07-2025 09:50:17
    fupId
    776367
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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