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RASFFReference 2025.5368

Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Fennel Tea from Greece

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5368
Notification ID
773559
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Herbal Tea - Fennel Tea
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
29111694
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29111736
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    80.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120748

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    30054.3 ± 2514
    Hazard category
    Description
    natural toxins (other)
    Notification ID
    29112001
    maxPermittedLvl
    400 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    400
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other)
    samplingDate
    23-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29112582
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Greece
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
Ireland
Affected territories
Ireland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      773559
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      773559
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      773559
    Organisation
    code
    GR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Description
    Greece
    Notification ID
    55
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773559
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773559
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      773559
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      773559
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      773559
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    22-08-2025 12:48:55
    fupId
    784786
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    55
    organizationCode
    GR
    organizationDescription
    Greece

RASFF

5015
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    17
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    18
  3. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    19
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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