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RASFFReference 2025.9760

Niveles de ácido cianhídrico y glucósidos cianogénicos por encima del límite normativo en semillas de lino molidas procedentes de España, materia prima de Polonia// High levels of hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycosides in ground flax seeds from Spain, raw material from Poland

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.9760
Notification ID
807012
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Semillas de lino molidas // Ground flax seeds
Distribution status
Description
information on distribution not (yet) available
Notification ID
221
Notification ID
30154716
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30154783
    productAspect
    Envasado //packaging
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    150.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
127647

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    199 ± 24 mg HCN/Kg
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    30154806
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg HCN / Kg mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150 mg HCN / Kg
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cyanide - high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    07-05-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    return to consignor
    Notification ID
    18835
    Notification ID
    30191852
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30246042
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
unknown origin
Notifying country or territory
Spain
Published distribution
Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Poland · Portugal · Spain · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      812857
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      807012
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      809813
    Organisation
    code
    KZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5127
    Description
    Kazakhstan
    Notification ID
    10122
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      807012
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      808515
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809813
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      808515
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      807012
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      809181
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809181
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      807012
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      807012
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      807012
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      809181
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809181
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      808515
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      808515
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      812857
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      812857
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      809181
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      809181
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      808515
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      808515
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      812857
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      812857
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      826828
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      812857
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      807012
    Organisation
    code
    UO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5248
    Description
    unknown origin
    Notification ID
    10243

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    05-12-2025 14:51:26
    fupId
    808515
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  2. fupDate
    05-12-2025 14:54:29
    fupId
    809181
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  3. fupDate
    10-12-2025 08:50:15
    fupId
    809813
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    792
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    WSSE w Łodzi
  4. fupDate
    22-12-2025 12:19:48
    fupId
    812857
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  5. fupDate
    15-01-2026 15:18:28
    fupId
    816929
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal
  6. fupDate
    26-02-2026 16:40:04
    fupId
    826828
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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