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RASFFReference 2025.6286

3-MCPD in palm oil from Ghana

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.6286
Notification ID
784138
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Palm oil
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
29575989
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29576036
    productAspect
    803 cartons of 12 bottles of 1 l (sampled palm oil) 300 cartons of 24 bottles of 0.5 l 200 cartons of 4 bottles of 2 l
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    l
    Notification ID
    18972

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
122826

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2640
    Hazard category
    Description
    industrial contaminants
    Notification ID
    29576150
    maxPermittedLvl
    2500 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2500
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) - industrial contaminants
    samplingDate
    05-08-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    29576290
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    29576225
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    29576291
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  4. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    29576368
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Ghana
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784138
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784138
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      784138
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      785541
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      784138
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      784138
    Organisation
    code
    GH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5104
    Description
    Ghana
    Notification ID
    10099
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      785541
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      784138
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    22-08-2025 15:01:24
    fupId
    785541
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    withdrawal of original notification
    Notification ID
    27676
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium

RASFF

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

Provenance and context

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