EU alert · RASFF Risk: Not serious Honey and royal jelly
Pharmacologically active substances in comb honey from Turkey
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.7911
Summary
Information notification for follow-up notified by Germany concerning comb honey (honey and royal jelly), originating from Germany, Türkiye. Hazard: residues of veterinary medicinal products.
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
comb honey
- Category
- Honey and royal jelly
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for follow-up
Hazards found (analytical results)
- sulfadiazine - unauthorised - residues of veterinary medicinal products — result: 5,6 µg/kg - ppb
- trimethoprim - unauthorised - residues of veterinary medicinal products — result: 21 µg/kg - ppb
- trimethoprim - unauthorised - residues of veterinary medicinal products — result: 2,5 µg/kg - ppb
- sulfamethoxazole - unauthorised - residues of veterinary medicinal products — result: 7,4 µg/kg - ppb
- sulfadimidine - unauthorised - residues of veterinary medicinal products — result: 1,4 µg/kg - ppb
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Information on distribution not (yet) available
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Germany, Netherlands
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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