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mercury (1.4 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from Spain

Reference:

2014.1780

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

30/12/2014

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

28/01/2015

Distribution status:

distribution restricted to notifying country

Notification from:

Italy (IT)

Product:

frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Classification

alert

Product category:

fish and fish products

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type
inf01	Italy	30/12/2014	measures taken
inf02	Spain	06/01/2015	request
inf03	Italy	08/01/2015	additional information
inf04	Spain	21/01/2015	request
inf05	Spain	28/01/2015	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
mercury	metals	1.4	mg/kg - ppm	16/12/2014

Countries/organisations concerned (D = distribution, O = origin)

Italy (D) Spain (O)