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RASFFReference 2025.3643

too high content of sorbic and benzoic acid, angelica sinensis extract and unapproved health claims in food supplement from Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.3643
Notification ID
755826
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Food supplement with L-arginine
Distribution status
Description
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
28124132
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    28126355
    productAspect
    liquid food supplement in brown glass bottle, 30 ml cardboard packaging Made in Germany Use by end of: 01/2029, lot number 2400807
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    30.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Too high content of sorbic and benzoic acid unapproved health claims Ingredients: use of angelica sinensis not recommended in food (cumarin, furocumarine).
Notification ID
117004

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1'638 mg
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    28126827
    maxPermittedLvl
    2000 mg (sum of sorbic acid and benzoic acid) /kg
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2000 mg (sum of sorbic acid and benzoic acid)
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    /kg
    Name
    E 200 - sorbic acid - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    09-01-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    /kg
  2. analyticalResult
    2'523 mg
    Hazard category
    Description
    food additives and flavourings
    Notification ID
    28126854
    maxPermittedLvl
    2000 mg (sum of sorbic acid and benzoic acid) /kg
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2000 mg (sum of sorbic acid and benzoic acid)
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    /kg
    Name
    E 210 - benzoic acid - too high content - food additives and flavourings
    samplingDate
    09-01-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    /kg
  3. Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    28127038
    Name
    plant parts - unauthorised - composition
    samplingDate
    09-01-2025 00:00:00

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    prohibition to trade - sales ban
    Notification ID
    18953
    Notification ID
    28128493
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5004
    isoCode
    CH
    organizationName
    Switzerland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Switzerland
Published distribution
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Affected territories
Austria · Germany · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      755826
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      764666
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      764258
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      755826
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      755826
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      765511
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      764258
    4. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      755826
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      755826
    6. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      755826
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      764258
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      755826
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      755826
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      755826
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      755826
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      755826
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    16-05-2025 12:55:39
    fupId
    764258
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  2. fupDate
    20-05-2025 10:23:55
    fupId
    764666
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  3. fupDate
    23-05-2025 09:43:12
    fupId
    765511
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  4. fupDate
    26-05-2025 17:23:32
    fupId
    765933
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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