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RASFFReference 2025.5914

Elevated ochratoxin A (3.3 ± 0.1 µg/kg) in medium roast ground coffee from the UK

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5914
Notification ID
780995
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Ground Coffee
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
29451298
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29451508
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    200.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
122222

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    3.3 ± 0.1
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    29451612
    maxPermittedLvl
    3.0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    3.0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    ochratoxin A - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    30-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29451654
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    29451658
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United Kingdom
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
Ireland
Affected territories
Ireland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      780995
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780995
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780995
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      780995
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      780995
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      780995
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      780995
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      780995
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

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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