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RASFFReference 2025.7207

cadmium in onions from Belgium

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7207
Notification ID
790206
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
onions
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29834932
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29835066
    productAspect
    transported in bulk in two lorries, 1 transport contained 30 020 kg and 1 transport contained 28 140kg of onions
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    58160.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
124103

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,082
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    29835184
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,030 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,030
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cadmium - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    29-08-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29888706
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Belgium
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
distribution to other member countries

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      790206
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      790206
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      790206
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      790206
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      790206
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    26-09-2025 15:08:55
    fupId
    791337
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    notification upgrade
    Notification ID
    27667
    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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