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RASFFReference 2026.7519

Prohibited substance heptachlor in courgettes from Belgium

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.7519
Notification ID
868439
Classification
information notification for follow-up
Risk decision
potential risk
Product type
food
Notification basis
company's own check
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Courgettes
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30967942
Category
Description
fruits and vegetables
Notification ID
18448
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30968040
    labelling
    P5609 W 32 D3 to W34D3 inclusive
    productAspect
    14 or 16 loose pieces in EPS crate, label with traceability information: P5609 W(eek) and D(ay)
    temperature
    Description
    chilled
    Notification ID
    27370

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
140551

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    0,018
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    30968111
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,01 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,01
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    heptachlor - prohibited substance - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    17-08-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    0,048
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    30970393
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,01 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,01
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    heptachlor - prohibited substance - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    24-08-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  3. analyticalResult
    0,048
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    30970432
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,01 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,01
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    heptachlor - prohibited substance - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    24-08-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30968093
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium
  2. Action taken
    Description
    public warning - press release
    Notification ID
    18838
    Notification ID
    30982113
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5023
    isoCode
    LU
    organizationName
    Luxembourg
  3. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30983978
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  4. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    30985678
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France
  5. Action taken
    Description
    recall from consumer
    Notification ID
    18836
    Notification ID
    30985684
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5013
    isoCode
    FR
    organizationName
    France

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Belgium
Notifying country or territory
Belgium
Published distribution
Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Affected territories
Austria · Czechia · France · Germany · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Portugal · Spain · United Kingdom

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      869652
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869652
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868439
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      870496
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      870496
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868439
    5. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      868439
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      869556
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      869556
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868439
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      868439
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      869022
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      869022
    12. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      869233
    13. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      869233
    14. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868957
    15. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      868957
    16. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      869227
    17. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      869227
    18. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868994
    19. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      868994
    20. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      868735
    21. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      868735
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      869227
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    4. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      869022
    5. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      869556
    6. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869022
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869556
    8. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    9. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    10. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869227
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868957
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869652
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    6. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868957
    8. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      869652
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      869233
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      869233
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    6. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    Organisation
    code
    LU
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Description
    Luxembourg
    Notification ID
    18
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    2. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868735
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  8. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27
  9. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868994
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868994
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2
  10. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      868439
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      868439
    Organisation
    code
    GB
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5014
    Description
    United Kingdom
    Notification ID
    17

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. additionalInfoId
    30971777
    fupDate
    26-08-2026 10:31:16
    fupId
    868735
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  2. additionalInfoId
    30974388
    fupDate
    26-08-2026 14:44:19
    fupId
    868957
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  3. additionalInfoId
    30974869
    fupDate
    26-08-2026 16:54:59
    fupId
    868994
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  4. additionalInfoId
    30975134
    fupDate
    26-08-2026 16:56:26
    fupId
    869022
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  5. additionalInfoId
    30977884
    fupDate
    27-08-2026 13:33:39
    fupId
    869227
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  6. additionalInfoId
    30977936
    fupDate
    27-08-2026 13:35:20
    fupId
    869233
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  7. additionalInfoId
    30981643
    fupDate
    28-08-2026 11:35:15
    fupId
    869498
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    13501
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    FOOD AESAN
  8. additionalInfoId
    30982068
    fupDate
    28-08-2026 11:40:41
    fupId
    869523
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    18
    organizationCode
    LU
    organizationDescription
    Luxembourg
  9. additionalInfoId
    30982527
    fupDate
    28-08-2026 16:11:23
    fupId
    869556
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  10. additionalInfoId
    30985669
    fupDate
    31-08-2026 11:27:18
    fupId
    869790
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France
  11. additionalInfoId
    30983968
    fupDate
    31-08-2026 14:59:40
    fupId
    869652
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  12. additionalInfoId
    30991457
    fupDate
    01-09-2026 18:25:38
    fupId
    870228
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal
  13. additionalInfoId
    30995477
    fupDate
    02-09-2026 17:18:58
    fupId
    870496
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    request
    Notification ID
    27665
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  14. additionalInfoId
    30994313
    fupDate
    03-09-2026 09:15:36
    fupId
    870431
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  15. additionalInfoId
    30996401
    fupDate
    03-09-2026 10:39:14
    fupId
    870582
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  16. additionalInfoId
    31003364
    fupDate
    04-09-2026 16:07:36
    fupId
    871125
    fupNumber
    16
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia

RASFF

Additional information

  1. contactPerson
    SKR tra@favv.be
    Notification ID
    30975134
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
  2. contactPerson
    SKR tra@favv.be
    Notification ID
    30977884
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
  3. contactPerson
    SST dis@favv.be
    Notification ID
    30977936
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
  4. contactPerson
    Jonathan Pues (PRI@favv.be)
    Notification ID
    30971777
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain
  5. contactPerson
    Benjamin Lallemand (PRI@favv.be)
    Notification ID
    30974388
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain
  6. contactPerson
    SKR tra@favv.be
    Notification ID
    30974869
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
  7. contactPerson
    Jonathan Pues (PRI@favv.be)
    Notification ID
    30967943
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain
  8. contactPerson
    rasff@szpi.gov.cz
    Notification ID
    31003364
    Organisation
    Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority
  9. contactPerson
    Francisco Jiménez García sgcaasciri@aesan.gob.es
    Notification ID
    30981643
    Organisation
    AESAN
  10. contactPerson
    alert@alva.etat.lu
    Notification ID
    30982068
    Organisation
    ALVA
  11. contactPerson
    SKR tra@favv.be
    Notification ID
    30982527
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
  12. contactPerson
    alertes.dgal@agriculture.gouv.fr
    Notification ID
    30985669
    Organisation
    DGAL
  13. contactPerson
    E-Mail: schnellwarnsystem@bvl.bund.de
    Notification ID
    30983968
    Organisation
    Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Gerichtstraße 49, 13347 Berlin
  14. Notification ID
    30991457
    Organisation
    ASAE
  15. Notification ID
    30995477
    Organisation
    European Commission
  16. contactPerson
    Mag. Laura Müller Innsbrucker Bundesstr. 47, 5020 Salzburg, Tel: +43 (0)5 0555 44215 Mail: kontakt.rasff@ages.at
    Notification ID
    30994313
    Organisation
    Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, contact- and assistancepoint
  17. contactPerson
    Jonathan Pues (PRI@favv.be)
    Notification ID
    30996401
    Organisation
    Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)

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
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
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
5023
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    26
    link
    http://www.securite-alimentaire.public.lu/
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5023
    Notification ID
    27
    link
    lu-alert.lu

Provenance and context

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