EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Cereals and bakery products
cadmium in wheat bran
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.6882
Summary
Alert notification notified by Netherlands concerning wheat bran (cereals and bakery products), originating from Netherlands. Hazard: heavy metals.
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Product
wheat bran
- Category
- Cereals and bakery products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- cadmium - heavy metals — result: 0.17 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: ≤ 0.15 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Company's own check
Distributed to
Belgium
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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