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RASFFReference 2025.2889

Aflatoxins in ground ginger from Vietnam

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.2889
Notification ID
758720
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
ginger powder
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
28280026
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28280138
    labelling
    Lot Nr. AF-GP-0224; MHD 19.10.2028
    productAspect
    Fertigpackung, Glas mit Twist-off Deckel und Etikett /// unofficial translation: pre-packaged, glass jar with twist-off lid and label
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    55.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    ginger powder
    Distribution status
    Description
    information on distribution not (yet) available
    Notification ID
    221
    Hazards
    1. analyticalResult
      50,2 +/- 25,1
      Hazard category
      Description
      mycotoxins
      Notification ID
      28281349
      maxPermittedLvl
      10 µg/kg - ppb
      maxPermittedLvlQuantities
      10
      maxPermittedLvlUnit
      µg/kg - ppb
      Name
      aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
      samplingDate
      21-01-2025 00:00:00
      unit
      µg/kg - ppb
    2. analyticalResult
      43,7 +/- 21,9
      Hazard category
      Description
      mycotoxins
      Notification ID
      28281447
      maxPermittedLvl
      5 µg/kg - ppb
      maxPermittedLvlQuantities
      5
      maxPermittedLvlUnit
      µg/kg - ppb
      Name
      Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
      samplingDate
      21-01-2025 00:00:00
      unit
      µg/kg - ppb
    Notification ID
    28281283
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from recipient(s)
      Notification ID
      18844
      Notification ID
      28281607
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    2. Action taken
      Description
      product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
      Notification ID
      18954
      Notification ID
      28281634
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    3. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from the market
      Notification ID
      18837
      Notification ID
      28381651
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    4. Action taken
      Description
      public warning - press release
      Notification ID
      18838
      Notification ID
      28465471
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5002
      isoCode
      BE
      organizationName
      Belgium
    5. Action taken
      Description
      recall from consumer
      Notification ID
      18836
      Notification ID
      28664251
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5012
      isoCode
      FI
      organizationName
      Finland
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      28281284
      labelling
      Lot Nr. AF-GP-0224; MHD 15.11.2028
      productAspect
      Fertigpackung, Glas mit Twist-off Deckel und Etikett /// unofficial translation: pre-packaged, glass jar with twist-off lid and label
      temperature
      Description
      ambient
      Notification ID
      27368
      weight
      55.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      g
      Notification ID
      18974
  2. Description
    ground ginger
    Distribution status
    Description
    distribution to other member countries
    Notification ID
    219
    Hazards
    1. analyticalResult
      46,3 ± 13,9
      Hazard category
      Description
      mycotoxins
      Notification ID
      29764273
      maxPermittedLvl
      10 µg/kg - ppb
      maxPermittedLvlQuantities
      10
      maxPermittedLvlUnit
      µg/kg - ppb
      Name
      aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
      samplingDate
      23-07-2025 00:00:00
      unit
      µg/kg - ppb
    2. analyticalResult
      42,4 ± 12,7
      Hazard category
      Description
      mycotoxins
      Notification ID
      29764323
      maxPermittedLvl
      5 µg/kg - ppb
      maxPermittedLvlQuantities
      5
      maxPermittedLvlUnit
      µg/kg - ppb
      Name
      Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
      samplingDate
      23-07-2025 00:00:00
      unit
      µg/kg - ppb
    Notification ID
    29203217
    Measures
    1. Action taken
      Description
      recall from consumer
      Notification ID
      18836
      Notification ID
      29203503
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    2. Action taken
      Description
      withdrawal from the market
      Notification ID
      18837
      Notification ID
      29289952
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    3. Action taken
      Description
      recall from consumer
      Notification ID
      18836
      Notification ID
      29289956
      takenBy
      Notification ID
      5007
      isoCode
      DE
      organizationName
      Germany
    Category
    Description
    herbs and spices
    Notification ID
    18450
    Product descriptions
    1. Notification ID
      29203223
      weight
      60.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      g
      Notification ID
      18974
    2. Notification ID
      29289369
      weight
      120.0
      weightUnit
      Description
      g
      Notification ID
      18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Höchstgehaltsüberschreitung Aflatoxine /// unofficial translation: exceeded maximum level for aflatoxins
Notification ID
117603

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    60,6 +/- 30,3
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    28280326
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    aflatoxin total - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    20-03-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    52,8 +/- 26,4
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    28280679
    maxPermittedLvl
    5 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    5
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Aflatoxin B1 - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    20-03-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Netherlands
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Austria · Belgium · Finland · France · Germany · Iceland · Italy · Netherlands · Poland · Spain · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      777176
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      777154
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777176
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777154
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      761278
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      761278
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      759068
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      759068
    Organisation
    code
    FI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5012
    Description
    Finland
    Notification ID
    21
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      787855
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      777154
    4. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      775262
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      788202
    6. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777154
    8. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      788202
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      775262
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      758720
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      759068
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      759068
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      760788
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761278
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      761278
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      759068
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      759068
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      758720
    11. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      758720
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      777154
    13. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777154
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      788202
    15. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      788202
    16. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      777176
    17. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777176
    18. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      760788
    19. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      760788
    20. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761278
    21. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761278
    22. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      777176
    23. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      777176
    24. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      777154
    25. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      777154
    26. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      758720
    27. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      758720
    28. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      788202
    29. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      788202
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      759068
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    Organisation
    code
    IS
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5019
    Description
    Iceland
    Notification ID
    56
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      777154
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      777154
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      758720
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      774071
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      775262
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      759068
    6. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      759068
    8. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      758720
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      761818
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761818
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      760788
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      760788
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  12. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      759068
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17
  13. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      759068
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      759068
    Organisation
    code
    VN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5237
    Description
    Vietnam
    Notification ID
    10232

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    22-04-2025 14:35:36
    fupId
    759068
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  2. fupDate
    29-04-2025 14:54:25
    fupId
    760788
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  3. fupDate
    02-05-2025 08:11:20
    fupId
    761278
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  4. fupDate
    02-05-2025 11:58:01
    fupId
    761384
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France
  5. fupDate
    06-05-2025 10:54:23
    fupId
    761818
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    771
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    WSSE w Warszawie
  6. fupDate
    06-05-2025 14:46:45
    fupId
    761880
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  7. fupDate
    09-05-2025 07:53:52
    fupId
    761863
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    84
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  8. fupDate
    12-05-2025 15:05:24
    fupId
    763128
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  9. fupDate
    19-05-2025 17:20:50
    fupId
    764641
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  10. fupDate
    23-05-2025 08:15:08
    fupId
    765458
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    21
    organizationCode
    FI
    organizationDescription
    Finland
  11. fupDate
    02-07-2025 12:48:33
    fupId
    774071
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  12. fupDate
    07-07-2025 16:16:16
    fupId
    775262
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  13. fupDate
    15-07-2025 16:08:07
    fupId
    777154
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  14. fupDate
    15-07-2025 17:53:47
    fupId
    777176
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  15. fupDate
    17-07-2025 10:28:59
    fupId
    777567
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  16. fupDate
    04-09-2025 15:26:16
    fupId
    787855
    fupNumber
    16
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg
  17. fupDate
    05-09-2025 16:00:54
    fupId
    788202
    fupNumber
    17
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    75
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Baden-Württemberg

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5013
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    14
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    15
    link
    http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Securite/Alertes/Avis-rappels-de-produits
5019
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5019
    Notification ID
    22
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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