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RASFFReference 2025.5257

Too high content of benzoic acid in soft drink from Malaysia

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5257
Notification ID
772449
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
non-alcoholic soft drink
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29045970
Category
Description
non-alcoholic beverages
Notification ID
18426
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29046028
    productAspect
    Can
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    250.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120522

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    177,1 ± 11,7
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    29046065
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    E 210 - benzoic acid - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    30-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    29238842
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5003
    isoCode
    BG
    organizationName
    Bulgaria
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29739931
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5015
    isoCode
    GR
    organizationName
    Greece

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Malaysia
Notifying country or territory
Lithuania
Published distribution
Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia
Affected territories
Austria · Bulgaria · Estonia · France · Greece · Lithuania · Poland · Slovenia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    EE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Description
    Estonia
    Notification ID
    58
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    GR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Description
    Greece
    Notification ID
    55
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      772449
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      772449
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    LT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5022
    Description
    Lithuania
    Notification ID
    61
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      777765
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      777688
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    MY
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5143
    Description
    Malaysia
    Notification ID
    10138
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      772449
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      772449
    Organisation
    code
    SI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5032
    Description
    Slovenia
    Notification ID
    59

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    10-07-2025 14:26:24
    fupId
    776080
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    61
    organizationCode
    LT
    organizationDescription
    Lithuania
  2. fupDate
    14-07-2025 11:17:58
    fupId
    776740
    fupNumber
    2
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  3. fupDate
    15-07-2025 08:21:47
    fupId
    776936
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  4. fupDate
    15-07-2025 10:15:51
    fupId
    776929
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria
  5. fupDate
    15-07-2025 14:43:02
    fupId
    777141
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    59
    organizationCode
    SI
    organizationDescription
    Slovenia
  6. fupDate
    17-07-2025 13:13:05
    fupId
    777688
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  7. fupDate
    17-07-2025 14:53:21
    fupId
    777765
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  8. fupDate
    18-07-2025 11:12:22
    fupId
    778038
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France
  9. fupDate
    18-07-2025 13:25:30
    fupId
    778122
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    58
    organizationCode
    EE
    organizationDescription
    Estonia
  10. fupDate
    08-09-2025 11:12:36
    fupId
    787558
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    55
    organizationCode
    GR
    organizationDescription
    Greece

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5009
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Notification ID
    11
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
5015
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    17
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    18
  3. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    19
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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