EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Ethylene oxide in food supplement from India
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.5890
Summary
Border rejection notification notified by Germany concerning Food supplement (dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods), originating from India. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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
Food supplement
- Category
- Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- ethylene oxide - pesticide residues — result: Summe aus Ethylenoxid uns 2-Chlorethanol, ausgedrückt als Ethylenoxid 54+/-27 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,037 µg je Kilogramm Körpergewicht µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product not (yet) placed on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment detained
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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