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RASFFReference 2025.8280

Too high cadmium levels in avocado from Chile

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.8280
Notification ID
798427
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Avocado
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30045189
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30045229
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
125782

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,0613
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    30045261
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,0500 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,0500
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cadmium - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    16-10-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing consignor
    Notification ID
    18826
    Notification ID
    30045342
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30062294
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    30045338
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Chile
Notifying country or territory
Netherlands
Published distribution
Germany, Netherlands, Serbia
Affected territories
Germany · Netherlands · Serbia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      799531
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      799531
    Organisation
    code
    CL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5074
    Description
    Chile
    Notification ID
    10069
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      799531
    Organisation
    code
    CO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5078
    Description
    Colombia
    Notification ID
    10073
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      799592
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      799592
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      799531
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      798427
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      799531
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      799531
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      799744
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      799744
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      799592
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      799592
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      798427
    Organisation
    code
    RS
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5200
    Description
    Serbia
    Notification ID
    10195

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-10-2025 07:37:13
    fupId
    799531
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  2. fupDate
    29-10-2025 09:25:55
    fupId
    799592
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  3. fupDate
    29-10-2025 12:49:33
    fupId
    799744
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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