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RASFFReference 2026.5864

AOZ and florfenicol in frozen frog legs from Vietnam, via the Netherlands

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.5864
Notification ID
855760
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
frog legs
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30804183
Category
Description
meat and meat products (other than poultry)
Notification ID
18453
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30804224
    labelling
    Lot nr.: VN/002/IV/078
    productAspect
    raw, frozen, glazed
    temperature
    Description
    frozen
    Notification ID
    27369
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Nachweis von AOZ, dem Hauptmetaboliten von Furazolidon, das als mutagen und kanzerogene Substanz klassifiziert ist. Auch der Metabolit AOZ besitzt genotoxisches Potential. Zusätzlich gesicherte Rückstandhöchstmengenüberschreitung des verbotenen Stoffes Florfenicol. /// Detection of AOZ, the major metabolite of furazolidone, which is classified as a mutagenic and carcinogenic substance. The metabolite AOZ itself also has genotoxic potential. In addition, the maximum residue limit for the prohibited substance florfenicol was found to have been exceeded.
Notification ID
137860

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    3,2
    Hazard category
    Description
    residues of veterinary medicinal products
    Notification ID
    30804242
    Name
    nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) - prohibited substance - residues of veterinary medicinal products
    samplingDate
    07-05-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    324
    Hazard category
    Description
    residues of veterinary medicinal products
    Notification ID
    30804751
    maxPermittedLvl
    100 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    100
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    florfenicol - unauthorised feed additive - residues of veterinary medicinal products
    samplingDate
    07-05-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    detained by operator
    Notification ID
    18822
    Notification ID
    30804300
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing authorities
    Notification ID
    18380
    Notification ID
    30804301
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  3. Action taken
    Description
    informing consignor
    Notification ID
    18826
    Notification ID
    30816372
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  4. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30816373
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  5. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    30816376
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  6. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30816383
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5026
    isoCode
    NL
    organizationName
    Netherlands
  7. Action taken
    Description
    no stock left
    Notification ID
    18843
    Notification ID
    30882973
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5031
    isoCode
    SE
    organizationName
    Sweden
  8. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30886444
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5008
    isoCode
    DK
    organizationName
    Denmark
  9. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30889053
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5027
    isoCode
    NO
    organizationName
    Norway
  10. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30903473
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5012
    isoCode
    FI
    organizationName
    Finland

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Vietnam
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Affected territories
Austria · Czechia · Denmark · Finland · Germany · Latvia · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Slovakia · Spain · Sweden

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    DK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Description
    Denmark
    Notification ID
    53
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    FI
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5012
    Description
    Finland
    Notification ID
    21
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855760
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      856673
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855760
    5. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      855760
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      856558
    7. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855760
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      855760
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      855760
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      855760
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      855760
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    Organisation
    code
    IE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Description
    Ireland
    Notification ID
    57
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      863256
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      863256
    Organisation
    code
    LV
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5024
    Description
    Latvia
    Notification ID
    24
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      855760
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      856673
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  11. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    NO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5027
    Description
    Norway
    Notification ID
    4
  12. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      863256
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      863256
    Organisation
    code
    PL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Description
    Poland
    Notification ID
    31
  13. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    SK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5033
    Description
    Slovakia
    Notification ID
    54
  14. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  15. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      856673
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      856558
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    SE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Description
    Sweden
    Notification ID
    62
  16. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      855760
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      857822
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      855760
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      856558
    Organisation
    code
    VN
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5237
    Description
    Vietnam
    Notification ID
    10232

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. additionalInfoId
    30814899
    fupDate
    06-07-2026 09:50:44
    fupId
    856558
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  2. additionalInfoId
    30816031
    fupDate
    06-07-2026 10:24:54
    fupId
    856650
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. additionalInfoId
    30832205
    fupDate
    09-07-2026 12:53:41
    fupId
    857822
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  4. additionalInfoId
    30816321
    fupDate
    23-07-2026 16:00:38
    fupId
    856673
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    accompanying documents
    Notification ID
    27662
    networkOrganizationId
    38
    organizationCode
    NL
    organizationDescription
    Netherlands
  5. additionalInfoId
    30882294
    fupDate
    24-07-2026 21:41:47
    fupId
    861634
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    453
    organizationCode
    SE
    organizationDescription
    Strömstad Municipal Authority
  6. additionalInfoId
    30886443
    fupDate
    27-07-2026 14:52:19
    fupId
    861929
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    53
    organizationCode
    DK
    organizationDescription
    Denmark
  7. additionalInfoId
    30885801
    fupDate
    27-07-2026 14:57:48
    fupId
    861883
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  8. additionalInfoId
    30882695
    fupDate
    28-07-2026 11:55:54
    fupId
    861655
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    4
    organizationCode
    NO
    organizationDescription
    Norway
  9. additionalInfoId
    30898838
    fupDate
    30-07-2026 12:36:01
    fupId
    862929
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    31
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    Poland
  10. additionalInfoId
    30899952
    fupDate
    30-07-2026 14:52:22
    fupId
    863012
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  11. additionalInfoId
    30903416
    fupDate
    31-07-2026 12:36:21
    fupId
    863286
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    21
    organizationCode
    FI
    organizationDescription
    Finland
  12. additionalInfoId
    30903065
    fupDate
    31-07-2026 12:56:18
    fupId
    863256
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    771
    organizationCode
    PL
    organizationDescription
    WSSE w Warszawie
  13. additionalInfoId
    30904595
    fupDate
    31-07-2026 15:36:49
    fupId
    863377
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    54
    organizationCode
    SK
    organizationDescription
    Slovakia
  14. additionalInfoId
    30910814
    fupDate
    04-08-2026 12:29:49
    fupId
    863878
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    24
    organizationCode
    LV
    organizationDescription
    Latvia
  15. additionalInfoId
    30931521
    fupDate
    11-08-2026 16:24:50
    fupId
    865549
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    57
    organizationCode
    IE
    organizationDescription
    Ireland

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    Mag. Laura Müller Innsbrucker Bundesstr. 47, 5020 Salzburg, Tel: +43 (0)5 0555 44215 Mail: kontakt.rasff@ages.at
    Notification ID
    30899952
    Organisation
    Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, contact- and assistancepoint
  2. contactPerson
    rasff@ruokavirasto.fi
    Notification ID
    30903416
    Organisation
    Finnish Food Authority
  3. contactPerson
    Agnieszka Czapska, tel. 22 432-11-05 e-mail: rasff.wsse.warszawa@sanepid.gov.pl /// Rupniewska, Kuźma
    Notification ID
    30903065
    Organisation
    Wojewódzka Stacja Sanitarno-Epidemiologiczna w Warszawie // Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
  4. Notification ID
    30904595
    Organisation
    The State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic, Botanická 17,842 13 Bratislava
  5. contactPerson
    Karina Ruse rapidalert@pvd.gov.lv
    Notification ID
    30910814
    Organisation
    Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (FVS)
  6. contactPerson
    foodincidents@fsai.ie
    Notification ID
    30931521
    Organisation
    The Food Safety Authority of Ireland
  7. contactPerson
    E-Mail: schnellwarnsystem@bvl.bund.de
    Notification ID
    30804184
    Organisation
    Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Gerichtstr. 49, 13347 Berlin
  8. contactPerson
    dtalert@nvwa.nl
    Notification ID
    30814899
    Organisation
    Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
  9. Notification ID
    30816031
    Organisation
    European Commission
  10. Notification ID
    30832205
    Organisation
    European Commission
  11. contactPerson
    dtalert@nvwa.nl
    Notification ID
    30816321
    Organisation
    Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
  12. contactPerson
    Helena Siljeberg, helena.siljeberg@stromstad.se
    Notification ID
    30882294
    Organisation
    Strömstad municipality
  13. contactPerson
    RapidAlertDK@fvst.dk
    Notification ID
    30886443
    Organisation
    Danish Veterinary and Food Agency
  14. contactPerson
    Marta Pato Cabezas: sgcaasciri@aesan.gob.es
    Notification ID
    30885801
    Organisation
    AESAN
  15. contactPerson
    rasff@mattilsynet.no
    Notification ID
    30882695
    Organisation
    Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  16. contactPerson
    Rupniewska, Kuźma
    Notification ID
    30898838
    Organisation
    Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5008
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5008
    Notification ID
    10
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5018
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    23
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/food_alerts.html
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5018
    Notification ID
    24
    link
    http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/allergen_alerts.html
5027
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5027
    Notification ID
    31
5028
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5028
    Notification ID
    32
5031
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5031
    Notification ID
    37
    link
    http://www.livsmedelsverket.se/om-oss/press/aterkallanden/

Provenance and context

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