EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Cadmium on mangosteen from Indonesia
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.5630
Summary
Alert notification notified by Netherlands concerning Mangosteen (fruits and vegetables), originating from Indonesia. 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
Mangosteen
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- cadmium - heavy metals — result: 0.029 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.020 mg/kg - ppm)
- cadmium - heavy metals — result: 0,030 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,020 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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