EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Other food product / mixed
Presence of emodin and aloe-emodin in raw material for food supplements
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.8453
Summary
Alert notification notified by Belgium concerning Raw material for food supplements (other food product / mixed), originating from France. Hazard: composition.
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
Raw material for food supplements
- Category
- Other food product / mixed
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- aloe-emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 11820 µg/kg - ppb
- emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 2228 µg/kg - ppb
- aloe-emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 127,4 mg/kg - ppm
- aloe-emodin - prohibited substance - composition — result: 150 mg/kg - ppm
Measures taken
- Distribution status: No distribution from notifying country
- Notification basis: Company's own check
Distributed to
Belgium, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, United States
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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