⚠ Hazard
Heavy metals
Across channels:
🍎 Food · 1,262
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high cadmium content in octopus
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cephalopods and products thereof · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: United Kingdom · No…
9 months ago
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Cadmium in and labeling deficiencies on lobster from Canada, via Belgium
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potential risk · Category: crustaceans and products thereof · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} **…
9 months ago
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Excess cadmium in frozen ceps from China
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: China · No…
9 months ago
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Cadmium in Mango from Senegal
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Senegal · Notifier…
9 months ago
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MONACO
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Cadmium and lead levels exceeded in dehydrated ground ginger from China
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} *** lead high content - {heavy me…
9 months ago
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Migration of barium, cobalt, lead, manganese and nickel from metal mug form China via the United Kinngdom // Migración de bario, cobalto, plomo, manganeso y níquel en tazas metálicas procedentes de China a través de Reino Unido.
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: aluminium migration - {composition} *** barium migration - {migr…
9 months ago
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CONGO
CôTE D'IVOIRE
GABON
SENEGAL
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Lead and phtalates in pizza box from Türkiye.
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: lead migration - {migration} *** phthalate D…
9 months ago
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Cadmium in rice originating from Sri Lanka with destination France
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Sri Lanka · Notifier: Be…
9 months ago
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ALBANIA
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Lead in Asant (devil's dung) with fenugreek from Pakistan
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: lead high content - {heavy metals} · Origin: Pakis…
9 months ago
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Lead and Phthalate Migration (DBP+DIBIP) from Pizza Boxes/migrazione di piombo e Ftalati (DBP+DIBIP) da scatola per pizza
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: lead migration - {migration} *** phthalate DBP - dibutyl migrati…
9 months ago
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presence of mercury on swordfish loins from Spain
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Italy
10 months ago
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Mercury above legal limits in swordfish from Spain
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Italy
10 months ago
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Cadmium in horse mackerel from Chile
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Chile · Notifier:…
10 months ago
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Cadmium in rice from Italy
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: cereals and bakery products · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Ital…
10 months ago
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Lead release in tableware series from China
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: lead migration - {migration} · Origin: China · Notifier: Germany
10 months ago
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auchan — auchan estragon, thym et gingembre
Auchan brand tarragon, thyme and ginger products may contain unsafe levels of heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium) or pesticide residues. Stop using them immed…
10 months ago
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Mercury above legal limits in thawed vacuum-packed swordfish from Spain
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · N…
10 months ago
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Lead in psyllium husks from India
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: lead high content - {heavy metals} · Origin: India · Notif…
10 months ago
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Exceedance of the maximum mercury level in the product – blue shark (steak), country of origin: Spain
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Slovakia
10 months ago
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Detection of cadmium on dehydrated tarragon
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: cadmium migration - {heavy metals} · Origin: France · Notifier: France
10 months ago
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Presenza di mercurio oltre i limiti di legge in trance di Verdesca senza pelle/ Mercury levels above legal limits in frozen, skinless blue shark (Prionace glauca) loins from Spain
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Italy
10 months ago
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Medium risk
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fuchs — estragon fuchs 7g
Fuchs — estragon fuchs 7g
Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: metal traces (heavy metals: lead, mercury, cadmium...) · GTIN: 4027900567279 · cadm…
10 months ago
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carrefour classic — gingembre moulu
Carrefour Classic ground ginger has been recalled due to high levels of metal traces and pesticide residues exceeding safety limits. Stop using it, return the p…
10 months ago
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Inorganic arsenic in organic algae mix from China
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: arsenic - {heavy metals} · Origin:…
10 months ago
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Mercurio oltre i limiti in pesce spada congelato dal Portogallo / Mercury above legal limit in frozen swordfish (Xiphis gladius) from Portugal
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Portugal · Notifier: Italy
10 months ago
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mercury in tuna
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: South Afr…
10 months ago
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PANAMA
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Mercury in Frozen Blue Shark Fish from Spain//Mercurio en tiburón azul congelado procedente de España
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Greece
10 months ago
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Detection of cadmium in a sample of live crab.
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: crustaceans and products thereof · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metal…
10 months ago
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Mercury in food supplements from India
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {hea…
10 months ago
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Mercury 29 ppm in supplements from India
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {hea…
10 months ago
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lead and cadmium migration from the decorated glasses from China via Czech Republic
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: cadmium migration - {heavy metals} *** lead migration - {migrati…
10 months ago
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Medium risk
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Migration of chromium from knives originating from China
Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: chromium migration - {heavy metals} · Origin:…
10 months ago
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Mercury 570 ppb in supplements from the Netherlands
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin:…
10 months ago
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Exceedance of the maximum level for cadmium in frozen mussels from France
Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Ch…
11 months ago
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Cadmio en alubias de Peru/ Cadmium in beans from Peru
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: Peru · Not…
11 months ago
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Cadmium in frozen squid from India
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin: India · N…
11 months ago
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High cadmium content in avocados
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: cadmium - {heavy metals} · Origin…
11 months ago
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Niveles elevados de mercurio en emperador procedente de España// High levels of mercury in swordfish from Spain
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Spain
11 months ago
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Lead and cadmium migration from the rim of a flower-patterned glass from China via Germany
Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: food contact materials · Hazard: cadmium migration - {heavy metals} *** lead migration - {migrati…
11 months ago
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Zawartość arsenu całkowitego (15,7 ± 3,1 mg/kg) oraz arsenu nieorganicznego (4,827 ± 1,158 mg/kg) w suplemencie diety z USA/// Total arsenic (15.7 ± 3.1 mg/kg) and inorganic arsenic (4.827 ± 1.158 mg/kg) in food supplement from the USA
Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potential risk · Category: dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods · Hazard: arsenic…
11 months ago
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Other hazards
Pathogen / microbiological
(11,966)
Pesticide residues
(8,927)
Mycotoxins
(3,636)
Injury / mechanical
(2,622)
Labelling issues
(2,561)
Electric shock
(1,967)
Fire / burns
(1,795)
Environmental
(1,277)
Chemical risk
(1,237)
Industrial contaminants
(1,130)
Natural toxins
(1,079)
Strangulation / suffocation
(682)
Allergens
(640)
Choking
(341)
Sight damage
(125)
Foreign bodies
(99)
Drowning
(82)
Microbiological
(72)
Hearing damage
(60)
Other
(15)