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scopolamine (14.6 µg/kg - ppb) in maize for popcorn from the Netherlands, packaged in Belgium

Reference:

2020.5394

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

27/11/2020

Action taken:

recall from consumers

Last update:

28/12/2020

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Belgium (BE)

Product:

maize for popcorn

Classification

alert

Product category:

cereals and bakery products

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
fup1	Belgium	01/12/2020	outcome of investigations
fup2	Luxembourg	01/12/2020	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
scopolamine	natural toxins (other)	14.6	µg/kg - ppb	23/10/2020

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

Belgium (D/O) France (D) Luxembourg (D) Netherlands (D/O)