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RASFFReference 2025.4941

Detection of a 5-HMF level exceeding the maximum allowed limit for honey

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.4941
Notification ID
773576
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Honey
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29113356
Category
Description
honey and royal jelly
Notification ID
18451
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29113401

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120753

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    95 ± 15
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    29113726
    maxPermittedLvl
    <40 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    <40
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) - too high content - composition
    samplingDate
    22-04-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    103,3 ± 11,3
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    29113732
    maxPermittedLvl
    <40 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    <40
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) - too high content - composition
    samplingDate
    22-04-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29113493
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5003
    isoCode
    BG
    organizationName
    Bulgaria
  2. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29113494
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5003
    isoCode
    BG
    organizationName
    Bulgaria

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Bulgaria
Notifying country or territory
France
Published distribution
Belgium, France
Affected territories
Belgium · France

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      773576
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      773576
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      774311
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      773576
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      773576
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      774311
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773576
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      775061
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      775061
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      774311
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      774311
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773576
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      773576
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    03-07-2025 10:01:14
    fupId
    774311
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France
  2. fupDate
    07-07-2025 11:08:01
    fupId
    775061
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5013
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    14
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    15
    link
    http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Securite/Alertes/Avis-rappels-de-produits

Provenance and context

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