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undeclared sulphite (340 mg/kg - ppm) in candied ginger from Vietnam, via Sweden

Reference:

2012.1347

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

21/09/2012

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

13/12/2012

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Denmark (DK)

Product:

candied ginger

Classification

alert

Product category:

confectionery

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
add01	Sweden	26/10/2012	outcome of investigations
inf01	Sweden	06/12/2012	outcome of investigations and measures taken

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
sulphite undeclared	food additives and flavourings	340	mg/kg - ppm	21/08/2012

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

Denmark (D) Sweden (O) Vietnam (O)