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RASFFReference 2026.5185

Soudan red IV dye in palm oil from Ghana

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5185
Notification ID
850696
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Palm oil
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
30737297
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30737340
    productAspect
    Card board boxes containing 12 1 liter plastic bottles 1285 boxes in total - gross weight 14875 kg - net weight 13847 kg batch numbers AMP012025 and AMP012025Z
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    10.8
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
136728

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    > LOQ
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    30738259
    maxPermittedLvl
    0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Sudan 4 - unauthorised colour - composition
    samplingDate
    19-05-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    30738314
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    30738303
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

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

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      850696
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      850696
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      850696
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      850696
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      854763
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      850696
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      850696
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      850696
    Organisation
    code
    GH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5104
    Description
    Ghana
    Notification ID
    10099

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-06-2026 12:27:34
    fupId
    854763
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5013
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    14
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    15
    link
    http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Securite/Alertes/Avis-rappels-de-produits

Provenance and context

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