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mercury (2.2 mg/kg - ppm) in herbal food supplement from India, via the United Kingdom

Reference:

2013.0943

Notification type:

food - alert - official control on the market

Notification date:

04/07/2013

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

13/08/2013

Distribution status:

distribution restricted to notifying country

Notification from:

Sweden (SE)

Product:

herbal food supplement

Classification

alert

Product category:

dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
inf01	United Kingdom	13/08/2013	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
mercury	metals	2.2	mg/kg - ppm	24/06/2013

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

India (O) Sweden (D) United Kingdom (O)