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hepatitis A virus (present) in dates from Algeria, via Belgium

Reference:

2010.1624

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

26/11/2010

Action taken:

withdrawal from recipient(s)

Last update:

01/03/2011

Distribution status:

distribution on the market (possible)

Notification from:

Netherlands (NL)

Product:

dates

Classification

alert

Product category:

fruits and vegetables

Risk decision

undecided

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type
add01	Belgium	29/11/2010	outcome of investigations
add02	Belgium	30/11/2010	outcome of investigations
add03	Belgium	21/12/2010	outcome of investigations and measures taken
add04	Netherlands	22/12/2010	outcome of investigations
add05	Belgium	04/01/2011	outcome of investigations
add06	Algeria	05/01/2011	follow-up from non-member country
add07	Belgium	10/01/2011	information on sampling/analysis
inf01	Netherlands	13/01/2011	outcome of investigations
add08	Commission Services	08/02/2011	additional information
add09	Commission Services	28/02/2011	translation

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
hepatitis A virus	pathogenic micro-organisms	present		07/10/2010

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

Algeria (O) Belgium (O) Commission Services France (D) Netherlands (D)