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arsenic (2.2 mg/kg - ppm) and lead (25.1 mg/kg - ppm) in food supplement from the Netherlands

Reference:

2012.1262

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

03/09/2012

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

03/09/2012

Distribution status:

information on distribution not (yet) available

Notification from:

United Kingdom (GB)

Product:

food supplement

Classification

alert

Product category:

dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
arsenic	metals	2.2	mg/kg - ppm
lead	metals	25.1	mg/kg - ppm	07/08/2012

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

Netherlands (O) United Kingdom (D)