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RASFFReference 2025.7852

Foreign body (cigarette) in pet food from Czech Republic

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7852
Notification ID
795473
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
feed
Notification basis
consumer complaint
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
pet food
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
30005550
Category
Description
pet food
Notification ID
18429
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30005641
    productAspect
    URL: https://www.medpets.be/profine-crunchy-crackers-lam-spinazie
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
We received a complaint from a Belgian consumer concerning a pet food product in which a cigarette butt was found (please find pictures in attachment). According to the consumer, not only the affected package but also two other bought bags from the same batch have a very strong smell of nicotine.
Notification ID
125151

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    30005624
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Czechia
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Belgium
Affected territories
Belgium

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      795473
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      795473
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      795473
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      795473
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      795473
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      795473
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      795473
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    21-10-2025 08:59:44
    fupId
    797548
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9

Provenance and context

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