EU alert · RASFF Risk: Not serious Nuts, nut products and seeds
Excessively high nickel content in pecan nuts from the Netherlands / Contenido excesivamente elevado de níquel en nueces pecanas procedentes de Países Bajos
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.3905
Summary
Information notification for follow-up notified by Belgium concerning pecan nuts (nuts, nut products and seeds), originating from Belgium, Denmark. 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
pecan nuts
- Category
- Nuts, nut products and seeds
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
Hazards found (analytical results)
- nickel - heavy metals — result: 5,58 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 3,5 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Company's own check
Distributed to
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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