EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Meat and meat products (other than poultry)
Cadmium in beef from Belgium
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.9985
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Netherlands concerning Bovine kidney (meat and meat products (other than poultry)), originating from Belgium. Hazard: heavy metals.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
Bovine kidney
- Category
- Meat and meat products (other than poultry)
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- cadmium - heavy metals — result: 1,3 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 1,0 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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