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RASFFReference 2025.10475

Benzo(a)pyrene and PAHs detected above permitted limits in crumbled tarragon from Slovakia

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.10475
Notification ID
813946
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Crumbled tarragon
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
30259223
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30259239
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    6.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
129086

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    99,4
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30259242
    maxPermittedLvl
    50 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    50
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavy - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    25-11-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    18.6
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30261472
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    25-11-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30259248
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5017
    isoCode
    HU
    organizationName
    Hungary

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Slovakia
Notifying country or territory
Hungary
Published distribution
Hungary
Affected territories
Hungary

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      813946
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      818586
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      818586
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      813946
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      813946
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      813946
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      813946
    Organisation
    code
    HU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Description
    Hungary
    Notification ID
    52
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      818586
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      813946
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      817507
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      820355
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      813946
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      813946
    Organisation
    code
    SK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5033
    Description
    Slovakia
    Notification ID
    54

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    19-01-2026 10:28:36
    fupId
    817507
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    52
    organizationCode
    HU
    organizationDescription
    Hungary
  2. fupDate
    23-01-2026 09:51:30
    fupId
    818586
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    54
    organizationCode
    SK
    organizationDescription
    Slovakia
  3. fupDate
    03-02-2026 13:57:19
    fupId
    820355
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    16602
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    PSSE Kalisz

RASFF

5017
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    20
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    21
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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