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RASFFReference 2025.5818

High HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural) content in honey

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5818
Notification ID
780188
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
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
29421496
Category
Description
honey and royal jelly
Notification ID
18451
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29421530
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
122064

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    67 ± 12 mg/kg
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    29421803
    maxPermittedLvl
    40 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    40
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) - too high content - composition
    samplingDate
    17-06-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29421729
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France
  2. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29421732
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
France
Notifying country or territory
France
Published distribution
Belgium
Affected territories
Belgium

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      780188
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      780188
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780188
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780188
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      780188
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780188
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      780188
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
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

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