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RASFFReference 2025.3379

Mercury above legal limit in frozen swordfish (Xiphias glaudius) from Portugal

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.3379
Notification ID
761973
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
frozen swordfish
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
28471946
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28472683
    productAspect
    scatole di trance di pesce spada varie pezzature//boxes of swordfish slices of various sizes
    temperature
    Description
    frozen
    Notification ID
    27369
    weight
    472.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
118305

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2,04+/-0,75
    Hazard category
    Description
    heavy metals
    Notification ID
    28473191
    maxPermittedLvl
    1 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    mercury - heavy metals
    samplingDate
    23-04-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    28473515
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  2. Action taken
    Description
    return to consignor
    Notification ID
    18835
    Notification ID
    28816672
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Portugal
Notifying country or territory
Italy
Published distribution
no distribution from notifying country

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761973
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      767651
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      767651
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      768095
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      768095
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      761973
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761973
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      761973
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      768540
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      761973
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      761973
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    03-06-2025 11:41:08
    fupId
    767651
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal
  2. fupDate
    04-06-2025 16:18:18
    fupId
    768095
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal
  3. fupDate
    06-06-2025 12:13:46
    fupId
    768540
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    120
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Puglia Uff 2 PATP Sani. Vet.
  4. fupDate
    10-06-2025 09:55:17
    fupId
    768781
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    101
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Emilia-Romagna
  5. fupDate
    29-07-2025 18:24:20
    fupId
    780268
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal

RASFF

5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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