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too high content of thujone (48 mg/l) in absinthe 55 essence from Sweden

Reference:

2015.0017

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

07/01/2015

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

26/02/2015

Distribution status:

information on distribution not (yet) available

Notification from:

United Kingdom (GB)

Product:

absinthe 55 essence

Classification

alert

Product category:

food additives and flavourings

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
inf01	Luxembourg	12/01/2015	outcome of investigations
inf02	Sweden	26/02/2015	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
too high content of thujone	food additives and flavourings	48	mg/l	12/11/2014

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

Luxembourg Sweden (O) United Kingdom (D)