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RASFFReference 2025.7014

Risk of suffocation due to consumption of and unauthorized use of carrageenan (E 407), konjac (E 425), xanthan gum (E 415) and titanium dioxide (E 171) in jelly cups from Vietnam

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7014
Notification ID
789259
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Jelly confectionery in mini cups
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
29803407
Category
Description
confectionery
Notification ID
18437
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29803509
    productAspect
    1 kg - Packung mit mehreren Einzel-Süßwaren //// 1 kg - Pack containing several individual confectionery items
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
123920

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    not determined (other)
    Notification ID
    29803531
    Name
    suffocation risk consumption - not determined (other)
    samplingDate
    03-09-2025 00:00:00
  2. Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    29803935
    Name
    E 407 - carrageenan - unauthorised - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    03-09-2025 00:00:00
  3. Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    29803963
    Name
    E 415 - xanthan gum - unauthorised - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    03-09-2025 00:00:00
  4. Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    29803976
    Name
    E 425 - konjac - unauthorised - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    03-09-2025 00:00:00
  5. Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    29803989
    Name
    colour E 171 - titanium dioxide - unauthorised use - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    03-09-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    29803545
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Vietnam
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany
Affected territories
Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      789259
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      789259
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      789259
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      789259
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      789259
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      789259
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      789259
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      789278
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      790647
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      789259
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      789259
    Organisation
    code
    VN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5237
    Description
    Vietnam
    Notification ID
    10232

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    12-09-2025 10:48:22
    fupId
    789278
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    3
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Germany
  2. fupDate
    16-09-2025 11:13:42
    fupId
    789915
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  3. fupDate
    19-09-2025 11:34:39
    fupId
    790647
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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