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RASFFReference 2025.1529

excess cadmium in herbal tea, from the USA

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.1529
Notification ID
748509
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
herbal tea
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
27650579
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    27650583
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    40.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
115477

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2.01
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    27704236
    Name
    cadmium - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    05-03-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    27650646
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing consignor
    Notification ID
    18826
    Notification ID
    27650647
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  3. Action taken
    Description
    Destruction
    Notification ID
    18700
    Notification ID
    27650648
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  4. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    27650649
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
United States
Notifying country or territory
Netherlands
Published distribution
Germany, Netherlands
Affected territories
Germany · Netherlands

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      748509
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      748509
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      748509
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      748509
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      748509
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      748509
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      748509
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      748509
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      748509
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      748509
    Organisation
    code
    US
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5230
    Description
    United States
    Notification ID
    10225

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    06-03-2025 07:36:47
    fupId
    749077
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    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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