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RASFFReference 2026.6859

Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in a ready-to-eat salad and vegetable mix from Belgium

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.6859
Notification ID
862983
Classification
information notification for attention
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
ready-to-eat salad and vegetable mix
Distribution status
Description
product (presumably) no longer on the market
Notification ID
223
Notification ID
30899507
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30899530
    labelling
    Ready to eat
    productAspect
    Schlauchbeutel aus Kunststoff mit farbiger Bedruckung///Unofficial translation: Plastic tubular pouches with colored printing
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370
    weight
    400.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    g
    Notification ID
    18974

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
139296

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (carrying the stx2 toxin gene and the eae gene) — qualitatively positive
    Hazard category
    Description
    pathogenic micro-organisms
    Notification ID
    30899546
    Name
    Escherichia coli verotoxin producing - pathogenic micro-organisms
    samplingDate
    07-07-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    /25g

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    no stock left
    Notification ID
    18843
    Notification ID
    30899721
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Belgium
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
Germany
Affected territories
Germany

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      862983
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      862983
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      862983
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      862983
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      862983
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      862983
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      862983
    5. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      862983
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    E-Mail: schnellwarnsystem@bvl.bund.de
    Notification ID
    30899508
    Organisation
    Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Gerichtstr. 49, 13347 Berlin

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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