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RASFFReference 2026.4174

Nitrate in arugula from Italy, via the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.4174
Notification ID
843525
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
not serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Arugula
Distribution status
Description
product (presumably) no longer on the market
Notification ID
223
Notification ID
30641760
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30641840

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
135107

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    7240
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30641849
    maxPermittedLvl
    6000 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    6000
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    nitrate - too high content - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    15-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    no action taken
    Notification ID
    18827
    Notification ID
    30641931
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Italy
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Belgium
Affected territories
Belgium

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      843525
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      843525
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      843525
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      843525
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      843525
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      843525
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      843525
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    12-05-2026 15:00:13
    fupId
    843734
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    notification reclassification
    Notification ID
    27670
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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