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RASFFReference 2025.7971

Significant exceedance of benzoic acid in soft drinks from Pakistan

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.7971
Notification ID
796694
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Soft drinks
Distribution status
Description
distribution restricted to notifying country
Notification ID
220
Notification ID
30021579
Category
Description
non-alcoholic beverages
Notification ID
18426
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30021600
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
125398

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    240
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    30021626
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg/l
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/l
    Name
    E 210 - benzoic acid - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    09-09-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/l

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30021707
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5008
    isoCode
    DK
    organizationName
    Denmark

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Pakistan
Notifying country or territory
Denmark
Published distribution
Denmark
Affected territories
Denmark

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      796694
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      796694
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      796694
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      796694
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      796694
    Organisation
    code
    DK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Description
    Denmark
    Notification ID
    53
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      796736
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      798683
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      796694
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      796694
    Organisation
    code
    PK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5174
    Description
    Pakistan
    Notification ID
    10169

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    16-10-2025 17:04:07
    fupId
    796736
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    notification reclassification
    Notification ID
    27670
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    24-10-2025 14:45:10
    fupId
    798683
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5008
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Notification ID
    10

Provenance and context

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