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RASFFReference 2025.6149

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smoked ham from Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.6149
Notification ID
783262
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_withdrawn

RASFF

Product

Description
smoked ham
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29532510
Category
Description
meat and meat products (other than poultry)
Notification ID
18453
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29532578
    productAspect
    vorverpacktes Lebensmittel im Karton ///unofficial translation: prepacked food in carton

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
PAK (Polyzyklische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe); Analysewert (Summe der 4 PAK): 15,5 µg/kg
Notification ID
122640

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    15,5
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    29532901
    maxPermittedLvl
    12 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    12
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    22-07-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    29533109
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
France, Germany
Affected territories
France · Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      785387
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      783262
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      785387
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783262
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      783262
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783262
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783262
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      783262
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783262
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      783262
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      783262
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      783262
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    22-08-2025 12:42:02
    fupId
    785387
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    withdrawal of original notification
    Notification ID
    27676
    networkOrganizationId
    83
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Niedersachsen

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
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

Provenance and context

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