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RASFFReference 2026.4507

Elevated benzo(a)pyrene and sum of PAH4 in smoked sausage from Poland

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.4507
Notification ID
845875
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Smoked sausage
Distribution status
Description
product (presumably) no longer on the market
Notification ID
223
Notification ID
30672820
Category
Description
meat and meat products (other than poultry)
Notification ID
18453
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30672877
    labelling
    Kielbasa Wiejska Tradycyjna; PL 12060336 IW
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
135653

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    8.6 ± 1.9
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30672889
    maxPermittedLvl
    2 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    17-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    70.0 ± 8.6
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30672904
    maxPermittedLvl
    12 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    12
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    17-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30672828
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5018
    isoCode
    IE
    organizationName
    Ireland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Poland
Notifying country or territory
Ireland
Published distribution
product (presumably) no longer on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      845875
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      845875
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      845875
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      845875
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      845875
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      845875
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    21-05-2026 14:10:49
    fupId
    846002
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    notification reclassification
    Notification ID
    27670
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. fupDate
    21-05-2026 14:17:28
    fupId
    846006
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland

RASFF

5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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