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RASFFReference 2025.2823

lead in cinnamon from the Netherlands, with raw material from Madagascar and from Sri Lanka

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.2823
Notification ID
757025
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_withdrawn

RASFF

Product

Description
Cinnamon
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
28193084
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28193665
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
117252

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    6.1
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28193815
    maxPermittedLvl
    2.0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2.0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    lead - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    14-02-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    0.82
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28290737
    maxPermittedLvl
    2.0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2.0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    lead - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    14-02-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  3. analyticalResult
    0.80 (± 0.21)
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28290753
    maxPermittedLvl
    2.0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2.0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    lead - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    14-02-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  4. analyticalResult
    0.80 (± 0.21) mg/kg
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28290771
    maxPermittedLvl
    2.0 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2.0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    lead - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    14-02-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing consignor
    Notification ID
    18826
    Notification ID
    28193973
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    28194039
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  3. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    28194069
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Madagascar
Notifying country or territory
Netherlands
Published distribution
Netherlands
Affected territories
Netherlands

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      757025
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      757025
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      758930
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      757025
    Organisation
    code
    MG
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5141
    Description
    Madagascar
    Notification ID
    10136
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      757025
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      758610
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      758610
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      757025
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      757025
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      757025
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      758930
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      758610
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      758479
    Organisation
    code
    LK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5207
    Description
    Sri Lanka
    Notification ID
    10202

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    15-04-2025 16:04:16
    fupId
    758479
    fupNumber
    1
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    16-04-2025 14:02:33
    fupId
    758610
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  3. fupDate
    17-04-2025 17:03:17
    fupId
    758930
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    request for withdrawal
    Notification ID
    27668
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands

RASFF

Provenance and context

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