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RASFFReference 2025.3511

Too high intake of beta-carotene and lack of warning label on food supplements from Norway

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.3511
Notification ID
762784
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
consumer complaint
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
food supplements
Distribution status
Description
product traded online
Notification ID
228
Notification ID
28518322
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28518396
    productAspect
    Kunststoffdose mit Schraubverschluss /// Plastic container with screw cap

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Produkt enthält 6 bzw. 15 mg Betacarotin. Laut Internetauftritt werden 2 Kapseln täglich empfohlen. Ein entsprechender Warnhinweis für Raucher fehlt. /// The product contains 6 or 15 mg of beta-carotene. According to the website, 2 capsules per day are recommended. There is no corresponding warning for smokers.
Notification ID
118446

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Norway
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
product traded online

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      762784
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      762784
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      762784
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      762784
    Organisation
    code
    NO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5027
    Description
    Norway
    Notification ID
    4

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    28-05-2025 16:40:24
    fupId
    766699
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    4
    organizationCode
    NO
    organizationDescription
    Norway

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5027
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5027
    Notification ID
    31

Provenance and context

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