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RASFFReference 2026.5407

Increased amount of hydrocyanic acid in brown flax from Kazakhstan

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5407
Notification ID
852519
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Brown flax
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30761245
Category
Description
nuts, nut products and seeds
Notification ID
18427
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30761290
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    25.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973
relatedProducts
  1. Description
    MIX FARINE PER PANIFICAZIONE (NORDICO, MEDITERRANEO, NO PROTEIN SEMI, FIBER, CEREAL & CO 50, CEREAL & CO, BLACK CEREAL 50, BLACK CEREAL , IL BRIGANTE)
    Notification ID
    30785023
    Category
    Description
    cereals and bakery products
    Notification ID
    18434

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
137163

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    215
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    30761324
    maxPermittedLvl
    150 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    150
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    cyanide - too high content - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    21-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30761441
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5016
    isoCode
    HR
    organizationName
    Croatia
  2. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    30770940
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5032
    isoCode
    SI
    organizationName
    Slovenia
  3. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30798281
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5017
    isoCode
    HU
    organizationName
    Hungary
  4. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    30798285
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5017
    isoCode
    HU
    organizationName
    Hungary

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Kazakhstan
Notifying country or territory
Croatia
Published distribution
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovenia
Affected territories
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Croatia · Hungary · Italy · Poland · Slovenia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    BA
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5059
    Description
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Notification ID
    10054
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      854458
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      854458
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852519
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852519
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852519
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    HR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5016
    Description
    Croatia
    Notification ID
    36
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852519
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    HU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Description
    Hungary
    Notification ID
    52
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      852565
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      854458
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852519
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      854458
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    KZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5127
    Description
    Kazakhstan
    Notification ID
    10122
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      854458
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      854458
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      854458
    Organisation
    code
    RU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5186
    Description
    Russia
    Notification ID
    10181
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852519
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852519
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852519
    Organisation
    code
    SI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5032
    Description
    Slovenia
    Notification ID
    59

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. additionalInfoId
    30762072
    fupDate
    18-06-2026 16:46:27
    fupId
    852565
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. additionalInfoId
    30770939
    fupDate
    22-06-2026 18:21:30
    fupId
    853234
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    59
    organizationCode
    SI
    organizationDescription
    Slovenia
  3. additionalInfoId
    30785013
    fupDate
    26-06-2026 12:12:59
    fupId
    854297
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    122
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Toscana
  4. additionalInfoId
    30787127
    fupDate
    26-06-2026 15:15:23
    fupId
    854458
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    792
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    WSSE w Łodzi
  5. additionalInfoId
    30798272
    fupDate
    01-07-2026 09:32:32
    fupId
    855421
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    52
    organizationCode
    HU
    organizationDescription
    Hungary
  6. additionalInfoId
    30836087
    fupDate
    10-07-2026 10:12:38
    fupId
    858151
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    Agnieszka Klimczak-Rudnicka
    Notification ID
    30787127
    Organisation
    WSSE w Łodzi
  2. contactPerson
    Bartyik/Majoros
    Notification ID
    30798272
    Organisation
    Nébih
  3. Notification ID
    30836087
    Organisation
    European Commission
  4. contactPerson
    nkt.rasff-croatia@dirh.hr
    Notification ID
    30761246
    Organisation
    DIRH
  5. Notification ID
    30762072
    Organisation
    European Commission
  6. contactPerson
    rasff.si@gov.si SKRK
    Notification ID
    30770939
    Organisation
    AFSVSPP
  7. contactPerson
    dav.allerta@sanita.it/AM/Dr.ssa Roberta Guarnera tel. 333/6479377 - mail: roberta.guarnera@uslsudest.toscana.it Dr. Giampaolo Giunta - tel 366/6679168 - mail: giampaolo.giunta@uslsudest.toscana.it
    Notification ID
    30785013
    Organisation
    Ministero della salute/Punto di Contatto Asl Toscana sud est

RASFF

5016
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5016
    Notification ID
    5
5017
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    20
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5017
    Notification ID
    21
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32

Provenance and context

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