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RASFFReference 2026.5841

Sudan red IV and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in palm oil from Ivory Coast

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5841
Notification ID
855680
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
no distribution from notifying country
Notification ID
222
Notification ID
30803101
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30803103
    productAspect
    52 cartons - 15 bottles/carton - 799 kg
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    l
    Notification ID
    18972

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Scarlet Red; or Sudan IV (CAS number 85-83-6) Aanwezig
Notification ID
137845

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    3000
    Hazard category
    Description
    composition
    Notification ID
    30803110
    maxPermittedLvl
    0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    Sudan 4 - unauthorised colour - composition
    samplingDate
    10-06-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    12.5
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30803301
    maxPermittedLvl
    10 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    10-06-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    30803106
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30803313
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Côte d'Ivoire
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
no distribution from notifying country

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855680
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855680
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855680
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      857926
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      855680
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855680
    Organisation
    code
    CI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5084
    Description
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Notification ID
    10079
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855680
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      855680
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. additionalInfoId
    30833599
    fupDate
    09-07-2026 14:56:25
    fupId
    857926
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    import@favv-afsca.be - Inge MESTDAGH
    Notification ID
    30803099
    Organisation
    Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
  2. Notification ID
    30833599
    Organisation
    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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