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RASFFReference 2026.5432

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food supplement milk thistle oil from Ukraine

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5432
Notification ID
852528
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
milk thistle oil
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30761348
Category
Description
dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Notification ID
18439
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30761402
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    250.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
137165

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    20,0 ± 2,1
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30761427
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    16-04-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30761632
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5024
    isoCode
    LV
    organizationName
    Latvia
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30761637
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5024
    isoCode
    LV
    organizationName
    Latvia

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Ukraine
Notifying country or territory
Latvia
Published distribution
Germany, Latvia, Slovakia
Affected territories
Germany · Latvia · Slovakia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852528
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852528
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      852744
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852528
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852528
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852528
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      852528
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852528
    Organisation
    code
    LV
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5024
    Description
    Latvia
    Notification ID
    24
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      852528
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      852528
    Organisation
    code
    SK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5033
    Description
    Slovakia
    Notification ID
    54
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      852528
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      852528
    Organisation
    code
    UA
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5228
    Description
    Ukraine
    Notification ID
    10223

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. additionalInfoId
    30764224
    fupDate
    19-06-2026 11:46:27
    fupId
    852744
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  2. additionalInfoId
    30822805
    fupDate
    07-07-2026 14:49:53
    fupId
    857149
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    54
    organizationCode
    SK
    organizationDescription
    Slovakia
  3. additionalInfoId
    30846654
    fupDate
    14-07-2026 14:13:22
    fupId
    858894
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    E-Mail: schnellwarnsystem@bvl.bund.de
    Notification ID
    30846654
    Organisation
    Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Gerichtstraße 49, 13347 Berlin
  2. contactPerson
    Sarmite Spigere rapidalert@pvd.gov.lv
    Notification ID
    30761349
    Organisation
    Food and Veterinary Service of Latvia
  3. Notification ID
    30764224
    Organisation
    European Commission
  4. contactPerson
    Ing. Eva Okruhlicová, PhD. tel.: + 421 249 284 427 eva.okruhlicova@uvzsr.sk
    Notification ID
    30822805
    Organisation
    The Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Trnavská 52, 826 45 Bratislava

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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