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Notification details - 2018.0974

benzo(a)pyrene (3 µg/kg - ppb) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (18.4 µg/kg - ppb) and unauthorised colour Sudan 4 (352 µg/kg - ppb) in red palm oil from Ghana, via the United Kingdom

Reference:

2018.0974

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

12/04/2018

Action taken:

Last update:

12/06/2018

Distribution status:

no distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Netherlands (NL)

Product:

red palm oil

Classification

alert

Product category:

fats and oils

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
fup2	Germany	24/04/2018	outcome of investigations
fup3	United Kingdom	11/05/2018	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
benzo(a)pyrene	industrial contaminants	3	µg/kg - ppb	15/01/2018
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	industrial contaminants	18.4	µg/kg - ppb	15/01/2018
unauthorised colour Sudan 4	composition	352	µg/kg - ppb	15/01/2018

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

Germany Ghana (O) INFOSAN Netherlands (D) United Kingdom