EU alert · RASFF Potential risk Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods
Unauthorized food additive Titanium dioxide E171 in food supplements from the United Kingdom
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.5825
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Lithuania concerning Food supplement (dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods), originating from United Kingdom. Hazard: food additives and flavourings.
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
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- colour E 171 - titanium dioxide - unauthorised use - food additives and flavourings — result: 4,1±0,4 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: Not allowed mg/kg - ppm)
- colour E 171 - titanium dioxide - unauthorised use - food additives and flavourings — result: 5,3±0,5 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: Not allowed mg/kg - ppm)
- colour E 171 - titanium dioxide - unauthorised use - food additives and flavourings — result: 4,0±0,4 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: Not allowed mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution restricted to notifying country
- Notification basis: Surveillance programme / monitoring sample
Distributed to
Lithuania
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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