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RASFFReference 2026.4757

Niveles elevados de toxinas de alternaria en pipas de girasol procedentes de Argentina // Excessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from Argentina

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.4757
Notification ID
844230
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Semillas de girasol (Helianthus annuus) // sunflower seeds
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
30651191
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30651397
  2. Notification ID
    30651248

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Ácido tenuazónico 3500 +/- 1400 μg/kg, limite legal 1 000 μg/kg Alternariol 350 +/- 170 μg/kg, limite legal 30 μg/kg Alternariol monometil éter 129+/- 59 μg/kg, limite legal 30 μg/kg Tentoxina 30,5+/- 9,2 μg/kg // Tenuazonic acid 3500 ± 1400 μg/kg, legal limit 1 000 μg/kg Alternariol 350 ± 170 μg/kg, legal limit 30 μg/kg Alternariol monomethyl ether 129 ± 59 μg/kg, legal limit 30 μg/kg Tentoxin 30.5 ± 9.2 μg/kg
Notification ID
135271

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    129+/- 59
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    30651341
    maxPermittedLvl
    30 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    30
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    27-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    3500 +/- 1400
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    30651362
    maxPermittedLvl
    1000 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    1000
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    tenuazonic acid - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    27-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  3. analyticalResult
    350 +/- 170
    Hazard category
    Description
    mycotoxins
    Notification ID
    30651321
    maxPermittedLvl
    30 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    30
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    alternariol - mycotoxins
    samplingDate
    27-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    30651416
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain

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Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Argentina
Notifying country or territory
Spain
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

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Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      844230
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      844230
    Organisation
    code
    AR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5044
    Description
    Argentina
    Notification ID
    10039
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      844230
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      844230
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      844230
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-05-2026 15:30:02
    fupId
    847952
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36

Provenance and context

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