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RASFFReference 2025.3248

Cadmio en chocolate de Colombia // Cadmium in chocolate from Colombia

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.3248
Notification ID
761011
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Chocolate
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
28400082
Category
Description
cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
Notification ID
18435
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28400267
    productAspect
    Presentación de 440g (22 porciones por sobre)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    440.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974
  2. Notification ID
    28400295
    productAspect
    Presentación de sobres de 20g (1 porción)
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    20.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Se detecta en las referencias Milo (doypack y sobre), niveles de cadmio de 0,129 ± 0,016 mg/kg. Cuando el límite es 0,066 mg/kg: Teniendo en cuenta que según se establece en el Reglamento, el límite para el cacao en polvo edulcorado o de chocolate en polvo comercializado para el consumidor final (chocolate para beber) es de 0,60 mg/kg. El producto contiene un 11% cacao, por lo que 11%*0,60= 0,066 mg/kg. Cadmio en chocolate de Colombia // Cadmium in chocolate from Colombia
Notification ID
118098

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,129 ± 0,016 mg
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28400959
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,066 mg /kg
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,066 mg
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    /kg
    Name
    cadmium - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    11-04-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    /kg

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    28401734
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Colombia
Notifying country or territory
Spain
Published distribution
no distribution from notifying country

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      761011
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761011
    Organisation
    code
    CO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5078
    Description
    Colombia
    Notification ID
    10073
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761011
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761011
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761011
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2

RASFF

5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36

Provenance and context

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