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RASFFReference 2025.7314

Glycidyl fatty acid esters in bakery products from Saudi Arabia

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7314
Notification ID
791596
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
bakery products
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
29902416
Category
Description
cereals and bakery products
Notification ID
18434
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29902443
    labelling
    Herstellungsdatum 23.09.2024
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Glycidyl-Fettsäureester werden im Verdauungstrakt in freies Glycidol gespalten und vollständig resorbiert. Glycidol gilt als genotoxisch und wird von der IARC als „wahrscheinlich krebserregend für den Menschen“ (Gruppe 2A) eingestuft. ///unofficial translation: Glycidyl fatty acid esters are broken down into free glycidol in the digestive tract and completely absorbed. Glycidol is considered genotoxic and is classified by the IARC as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ (Group 2A).
Notification ID
124390

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2367 ± 592
    Hazard category
    Description
    industrial contaminants
    Notification ID
    29903751
    Name
    glycidyl esters - industrial contaminants
    samplingDate
    22-07-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29903960
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    29903961
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      791596
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      792623
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      792623
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      791596
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      791596
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      792623
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      792623
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      792623
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      792623
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      791596
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      791596
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      791596
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      791596
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      792623
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      792623
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      791596
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      791596
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      791596
    Organisation
    code
    SA
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5198
    Description
    Saudi Arabia
    Notification ID
    10193

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-09-2025 17:12:44
    fupId
    792623
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg

RASFF

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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