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RASFFReference 2025.7613

Unauthorised use of the colouring agent cochineal red (E 124) in corn snacks from India

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7613
Notification ID
793191
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
corn snacks
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29976705
Category
Description
prepared dishes and snacks
Notification ID
18456
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29976743
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    48.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  2. Notification ID
    29976737
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    48.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
/// According to the list of ingredients, the products contain the colouring agent cochineal red (E 124).
Notification ID
124682

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29976810
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    29998007
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing consignor
    Notification ID
    18826
    Notification ID
    30007624
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  4. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30007625
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  5. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    30007630
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
India
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
Affected territories
Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Estonia · France · Germany · Greece · Netherlands · Poland · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      795568
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      795568
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      795568
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    BG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Description
    Bulgaria
    Notification ID
    10
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    EE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Description
    Estonia
    Notification ID
    58
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      797725
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      797725
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      796876
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      796876
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      793191
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      794913
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      794913
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      793191
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    GR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Description
    Greece
    Notification ID
    55
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      796918
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      795979
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      793191
    Organisation
    code
    IN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5118
    Description
    India
    Notification ID
    10113
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      796518
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      793191
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      796518
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      794569
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      793191
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      796518
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      794913
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      794913
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    09-10-2025 10:17:01
    fupId
    794843
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  2. fupDate
    09-10-2025 11:17:20
    fupId
    794913
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    85
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Rheinland-Pfalz
  3. fupDate
    10-10-2025 08:19:20
    fupId
    795113
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    10
    organizationCode
    BG
    organizationDescription
    Bulgaria
  4. fupDate
    13-10-2025 11:31:34
    fupId
    794569
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  5. fupDate
    13-10-2025 13:41:36
    fupId
    795568
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  6. fupDate
    14-10-2025 13:02:47
    fupId
    795979
    fupNumber
    6
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  7. fupDate
    16-10-2025 10:52:16
    fupId
    796518
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  8. fupDate
    16-10-2025 10:53:31
    fupId
    796510
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  9. fupDate
    17-10-2025 11:41:05
    fupId
    796918
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  10. fupDate
    20-10-2025 09:33:51
    fupId
    796876
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    55
    organizationCode
    GR
    organizationDescription
    Greece
  11. fupDate
    21-10-2025 08:06:35
    fupId
    797528
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  12. fupDate
    21-10-2025 14:29:45
    fupId
    797725
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    58
    organizationCode
    EE
    organizationDescription
    Estonia
  13. fupDate
    31-10-2025 15:46:40
    fupId
    800572
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5003
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5003
    Notification ID
    4
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5009
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5009
    Notification ID
    11
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
5015
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    17
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    18
  3. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5015
    Notification ID
    19
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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