EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Fish and fish products
PFOS and sum of PFOS, PFOA, PFNA PFHxS) above legal limits in fresh flounder(Platichtys flesus) from the Netherlands
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.5319
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Italy concerning Passera (Platichtys flesus) (fish and fish products), originating from Netherlands. Hazard: environmental pollutants.
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
Passera (Platichtys flesus)
- Category
- Fish and fish products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- perfluorooctane sulphonic acid (PFOS) - environmental pollutants — result: 14 +/- 3 µg/kg µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 7.0 µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Italy
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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