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RASFFReference 2026.1960

Benzo(a)pyrene and PAHs detected above permitted limits in linseed oil from Germany

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.1960
Notification ID
829117
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
official control on the market
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Leinöl /// linseed oil
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
30447323
Category
Description
fats and oils
Notification ID
18441
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30447383
    productAspect
    Glass bottle, cardboard folding box
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    500.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    ml
    Notification ID
    18971

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
131824

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    4,72 ± 0,943
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30447398
    maxPermittedLvl
    2,0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    2,0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    benzo(a)pyrene - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    21-01-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb
  2. analyticalResult
    29,00 ± 3,09
    Hazard category
    Description
    environmental pollutants
    Notification ID
    30447409
    maxPermittedLvl
    10,0 µg/kg - ppb
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    10,0
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    µg/kg - ppb
    Name
    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - environmental pollutants
    samplingDate
    21-01-2026 00:00:00
    unit
    µg/kg - ppb

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30447469
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5001
    isoCode
    AT
    organizationName
    Austria
  2. Action taken
    Description
    informing recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18383
    Notification ID
    30458776
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany
  3. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    30447467
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5001
    isoCode
    AT
    organizationName
    Austria

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Germany
Notifying country or territory
Austria
Published distribution
Austria, Czechia, Germany, Italy, Slovakia
Affected territories
Austria · Czechia · Germany · Italy · Slovakia

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      829117
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      829935
    3. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      829935
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      829117
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      829117
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      829117
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      829117
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      830210
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      830210
    Organisation
    code
    AT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Description
    Austria
    Notification ID
    5
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      830210
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      830210
    Organisation
    code
    CZ
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Description
    Czechia
    Notification ID
    37
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      829117
    2. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      829117
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      829935
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      829935
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      831095
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      841416
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      830210
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      830210
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      830210
    2. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      830210
    Organisation
    code
    SK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5033
    Description
    Slovakia
    Notification ID
    54
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      829935
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      841416
    Organisation
    code
    UA
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5228
    Description
    Ukraine
    Notification ID
    10223

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    13-03-2026 11:08:59
    fupId
    830210
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    5
    organizationCode
    AT
    organizationDescription
    Austria
  2. fupDate
    13-03-2026 12:27:16
    fupId
    830323
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    16-03-2026 09:46:42
    fupId
    830538
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    96
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Bolzano PA Uff Prevenzione
  4. fupDate
    17-03-2026 12:51:24
    fupId
    829935
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  5. fupDate
    17-03-2026 14:37:42
    fupId
    831095
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  6. fupDate
    20-03-2026 10:01:24
    fupId
    831893
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    54
    organizationCode
    SK
    organizationDescription
    Slovakia
  7. fupDate
    09-04-2026 18:21:27
    fupId
    831445
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    37
    organizationCode
    CZ
    organizationDescription
    Czechia
  8. fupDate
    30-04-2026 17:15:38
    fupId
    841416
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    follow-up from non-member country
    Notification ID
    27671
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission

RASFF

5001
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5001
    Notification ID
    1
    link
    http://www.ages.at/ages/produktwarnungen/
5006
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5006
    Notification ID
    9
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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