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RASFFReference 2026.7430

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin from Pakistan

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.7430
Notification ID
867953
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Cumin powder and whole cumin
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
30962154
Category
Description
herbs and spices
Notification ID
18450
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30962224
    productAspect
    Cumin powder in pouches of 200 gram and 400 gram - 24 pouches in a box - 10 boxes in total - net weight 24 kg and 48 kg Cumin whole in pouches of 200 gram - 40 pouches in a box - 3 boxes in total - net weight 24 kg lot NO MES/0002/04-2026
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    7.39
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
140437

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    1800
    Hazard category
    Description
    natural toxins (other)
    Notification ID
    30962375
    maxPermittedLvl
    400 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    400
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    pyrrolizidine alkaloids - natural toxins (other)
    samplingDate
    12-08-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    official detention
    Notification ID
    18839
    Notification ID
    30962460
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    30962496
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Pakistan
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

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Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      867953
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      867953
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      867953
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      867953
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      867953
    Organisation
    code
    PK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5174
    Description
    Pakistan
    Notification ID
    10169

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    Vicky Van Hamme - import@favv-afsca.
    Notification ID
    30962155
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3

Provenance and context

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