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RASFFReference 2025.9878

Foreign body (metal wire) in ground black pepper from Vietnam via Turkey

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.9878
Notification ID
809718
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
ground black pepper
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30198793
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30198818
    labelling
    Lot: 1224-04
    productAspect
    Produkt: schwarzbräunliches Mahlgut mit feinen, weißlich bis beigefarbenen Partikeln /// blackish-brown milled material with fine, whitish to beige-coloured particles
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
In dem untersuchten Produkt befand sich ein ca. 2,5 cm langes, etwa 1 mm dünnes, leicht biegsames aber formstabiles, metallisches Drahtstück mit spitzen Enden. /// The product examined contained a piece of metal wire approximately 2.5 cm long, approximately 1 mm thick, slightly flexible but dimensionally stable, with pointed ends.
Notification ID
128207

RASFF

Hazards

  1. Hazard category
    Description
    foreign bodies
    Notification ID
    30198878
    Name
    fragments metal wire - foreign bodies
    samplingDate
    18-09-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    detained by operator
    Notification ID
    18822
    Notification ID
    30199095
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30199106
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  3. Action taken
    Description
    monitoring of the recall/withdrawal
    Notification ID
    18846
    Notification ID
    30199109
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  4. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    30230210
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5008
    isoCode
    DK
    organizationName
    Denmark

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Vietnam
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Denmark, Germany
Affected territories
Austria · Denmark · Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      809718
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809718
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      809718
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809718
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      811704
    Organisation
    code
    DK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Description
    Denmark
    Notification ID
    53
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      809718
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      809718
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      809718
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      809718
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      809718
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      815894
    Organisation
    code
    TR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5223
    Description
    Türkiye
    Notification ID
    10218
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      815894
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      815894
    Organisation
    code
    VN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5237
    Description
    Vietnam
    Notification ID
    10232

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    15-12-2025 09:31:41
    fupId
    810933
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  2. fupDate
    17-12-2025 10:27:19
    fupId
    811704
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    53
    organizationCode
    DK
    organizationDescription
    Denmark
  3. fupDate
    12-01-2026 12:11:17
    fupId
    815894
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5008
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Notification ID
    10

Provenance and context

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