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RASFFReference 2025.6565

Aflatoxins above legal limits in pistachio pesto from Italy, with raw material from the United States, dispatched from Türkiye

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.6565
Notification ID
784839
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Pesto di pistacchi /pistachio pesto
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
29624974
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29625245
    productAspect
    barattolo in vetro
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    190.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    pistachios
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution restricted to notifying country
    Notification ID
    220
    Notification ID
    29681362
    Category
    Description
    nuts, nut products and seeds
    Notification ID
    18427

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
122936

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    280.71+/-98.25
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    29625307
    maxPermittedLvl
    7.5 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    7.5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    11-07-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    240+/-96
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    29625340
    maxPermittedLvl
    6 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    6
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    11-07-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29625856
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    29641766
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Italy
Notifying country or territory
Italy
Published distribution
Italy, Türkiye
Affected territories
Italy · Türkiye

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784839
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      793839
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      793839
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784839
    5. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      784839
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784839
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      784839
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      786056
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      786056
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      786056
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      786056
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      784839
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      784839
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      793839
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793839
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      786056
    Organisation
    code
    TR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5223
    Description
    Türkiye
    Notification ID
    10218
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      793839
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      793839
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      793839
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    27-08-2025 16:18:11
    fupId
    786056
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    65
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Sicilia
  2. fupDate
    27-08-2025 16:18:32
    fupId
    786175
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    accompanying documents
    Notification ID
    27662
    networkOrganizationId
    65
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Sicilia
  3. fupDate
    03-10-2025 16:06:48
    fupId
    793839
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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