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RASFFReference 2025.8159

Unauthorized Sudan red IV dye in palm oil from Guinea

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.8159
Notification ID
798034
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment released
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Palm oil
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
30039607
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30039632
    productAspect
    158 cartons (bottles of 0,5l) (sampled) 158 cartons (bottles of 1l) 298 cartons (bottles of 5 l) 49 barrels of 20 l
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
125693

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1871
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    30039721
    maxPermittedLvl
    0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Sudan 4 - unauthorised colour - composition
    samplingDate
    03-10-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30039780
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    30039790
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  3. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    30067155
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  4. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30099438
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Guinea
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
information on distribution not (yet) available

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      798034
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      798034
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      798034
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      800356
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      798034
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      798034
    Organisation
    code
    GN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5111
    Description
    Guinea
    Notification ID
    10106
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      798034
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    30-10-2025 14:42:04
    fupId
    800142
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  2. fupDate
    31-10-2025 10:57:53
    fupId
    800356
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    10-11-2025 13:25:08
    fupId
    802760
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    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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