EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Confectionery
3-Monocloro-1,2-propanodiol (3-MCPD) y ésteres glicidílicos de ácidos grasos en galletas de mantequilla de los Países Bajos
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.6415
Summary
Alert notification notified by Germany concerning butter-flavored shortbread cookies (confectionery), originating from Netherlands. Hazard: industrial contaminants.
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
butter-flavored shortbread cookies
- Category
- Confectionery
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- glycidyl esters - industrial contaminants — result: 4073 +/- 1222 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 1000 µg Glycidylfettsäureester, berechnet als freies Glycidol, je kg pflanzliches Fett/Öl µg/kg - ppb)
- 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) - industrial contaminants — result: 7688 +/- 2306 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 1250 µg/kg 3-MCPD für Öle und Fette aus Kokosnuss, Mais, Raps, Sonnenblumen, Sojabohnen, Ölpalmenkernen, und Olivenölen sowie 2500 µg/kg für andere pflanzliche Öle und Fette µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Andorra, Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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