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RASFFReference 2025.5888

Excessive cyanide content in apricot kernels from Uzbekistan

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5888
Notification ID
780999
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
sweet dried apricot kernels
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29451465
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29451515
    productAspect
    Kunststoff; Verpackt/Vorverpackt ///unofficial translation: plastic; packaged/pre-packaged
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    200.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
122224

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    29451587
    maxPermittedLvl
    20mg /kg
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    20mg
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    /kg
    Name
    cyanide - too high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    12-06-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    29451770
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29497604
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  3. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29451747
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  4. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    29516083
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5023
    isoCode
    LU
    organizationName
    Luxembourg
  5. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    29669962
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5004
    isoCode
    CH
    organizationName
    Switzerland
  6. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    29727366
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  7. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29736955
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5015
    isoCode
    GR
    organizationName
    Greece

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Uzbekistan
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Belgium · Cyprus · Czechia · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Luxembourg · Netherlands · New Zealand · Spain · Switzerland · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      784541
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783619
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783619
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    CY
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Description
    Cyprus
    Notification ID
    12
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783619
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      785912
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783619
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780999
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783619
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783619
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      782303
    5. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      782415
    7. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      782415
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783619
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783619
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784834
    11. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      784834
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      782303
    13. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      782303
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      782303
    16. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780999
    17. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      780999
    18. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783619
    19. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      783619
    20. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784834
    21. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      784834
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783619
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783619
    Organisation
    code
    GR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Description
    Greece
    Notification ID
    55
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      782415
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      784834
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      784834
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  12. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    NZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5166
    Description
    New Zealand
    Notification ID
    10161
  13. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783619
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783619
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  14. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63
  15. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      782303
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      788478
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      782303
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  16. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      780999
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      780999
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      780999
    Organisation
    code
    UZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5233
    Description
    Uzbekistan
    Notification ID
    10228

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    07-08-2025 12:09:14
    fupId
    782303
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  2. fupDate
    07-08-2025 14:13:19
    fupId
    782415
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    notification upgrade
    Notification ID
    27667
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    08-08-2025 09:35:45
    fupId
    782594
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    520
    organizationCode
    CY
    organizationDescription
    Public Health Services
  4. fupDate
    13-08-2025 14:33:30
    fupId
    783619
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  5. fupDate
    18-08-2025 11:33:17
    fupId
    782828
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  6. fupDate
    19-08-2025 12:20:59
    fupId
    784541
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  7. fupDate
    20-08-2025 12:35:12
    fupId
    784834
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    83
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Niedersachsen
  8. fupDate
    26-08-2025 09:05:55
    fupId
    785859
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  9. fupDate
    26-08-2025 12:41:38
    fupId
    785912
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  10. fupDate
    27-08-2025 07:37:33
    fupId
    786028
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    101
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Emilia-Romagna
  11. fupDate
    02-09-2025 11:18:54
    fupId
    787230
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  12. fupDate
    04-09-2025 07:32:58
    fupId
    787458
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    55
    organizationCode
    GR
    organizationDescription
    Greece
  13. fupDate
    04-09-2025 10:58:03
    fupId
    787725
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  14. fupDate
    08-09-2025 16:14:16
    fupId
    788478
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5005
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    6
    link
    http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/vs49_gr/vs49_gr?OpenDocument
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    7
  3. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5005
    Notification ID
    8
    link
    http://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/mphs/phs.nsf/DMLannouncements_gr/DMLannouncements_gr?OpenDocument
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
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
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu

Provenance and context

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