The legal basis of the system is Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the
European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (O.J. No L 31 of 1 February 2002).

 The purpose of the rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) is to provide the control authorities with an effective tool for exchange of information on measures taken to ensure food safety.

 To assist the members of the network, information is classified under two different headings:

 • alert NOTIFICATIONS

 alert notifications are sent when the food or feed presenting the risk is on the market and when immediate action is required. alerts are triggered by the Member State that detects the problem and has initiated the relevant measures, such as withdrawal/recall. The notification aims at giving all the members of the network the information to verify whether the concerned product is on their market, so that they also can take the necessary measures.

 Consumers can be reassured that products subject to an alert notification have been withdrawn or are in the process of being withdrawn from the market. The Member States have their own mechanisms to carry out such actions, including the provision of detailed information through the media if necessary.

 • INFORMATION NOTIFICATIONS

 Information notifications concern a food or feed for which a risk has been identified, but for which the other members of the network do not have to take immediate action, because the product has not reached their market. These notifications mostly concern food and feed consignments that have been tested and rejected at the external borders of the EU.
Consumers can be reassured that products subject to an information notification have not reached the market or that all necessary measures have already been taken.

 The Commission publishes a weekly overview of alert and information notifications. As it is necessary to strike the balance between openness and the protection of commercial information, the trade names and the identity of individual companies are not published. This is not detrimental to consumer protection, as a RASFF notification implies that measures have been or are in the process of being taken.

 The public must be aware that the Commission is not in a position to release more information other than that published here. However, in exceptional circumstances where the protection of human health requires greater transparency, the Commission takes the appropriate action through its usual communication channels.

 The Commission informs the authorities of third countries of notifications concerning products manufactured in, distributed to or dispatched from these countries. However, the fact that a country is mentioned as the origin of a product does not necessarily imply that the identified hazard(s) originated in the country concerned.

 Week 2007/14

 TABLE 1: alert NOTIFICATIONS

 Notifications in blue typeface concern feed, all other notifications concern food.

TABLE 2: INFORMATION NOTIFICATIONS  Notifications in blue typeface concern feed, all other notifications concern food. 03/04/2007 Finland 2007.AVY 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) in soy sauce VIETNAM 03/04/2007 the United Kingdom 2007.AVZ erucic acid in satkara hot pickle BANGLADESH 04/04/2007 the Netherlands 2007.AWA aflatoxins in groundnut kernels ARGENTINA 04/04/2007 the Netherlands 2007.AWB aflatoxins in blanched peanut kernels CHINA 04/04/2007 Italy 2007.AWC migration of chromium from knives CHINA 04/04/2007 Germany 2007.AWD aflatoxins in pistachio kernels IRAN 04/04/2007 Germany 2007.AWE aflatoxins in pistachios in shell IRAN 05/04/2007 the United Kingdom 2007.AWF Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis in roasted hot curry powder and mild curry powder INDIA 05/04/2007 Greece 2007.AWG arsenic in and unauthorised placing on the market of natural mineral water ARMENIA 05/04/2007 Italy 2007.AWH aflatoxins in hazelnut paste TURKEY 05/04/2007 Hungary 2007.AWI methomyl in peppers EGYPT 06/04/2007 the United Kingdom 2007.AWJ aflatoxins in groundnuts for bird feed THE GAMBIA 06/04/2007 the United Kingdom 2007.AWK aflatoxins in peanuts Bar-B-Q flavour coated THAILAND 06/04/2007 the United Kingdom 2007.AWL aflatoxins in coconut cream flavour coated peanuts THAILAND 06/04/2007 Germany 2007.AWM aflatoxins in hazelnut kernels TURKEY 06/04/2007 Greece 2007.AWN migration of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate from plastic water canteen CHINA (HONG KONG) 06/04/2007 Germany 2007.AWO altered organoleptic characteristics of red wine SPAIN 06/04/2007 Italy 2007.AWP parasitic infestation with Anisakis of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) SPAIN  TABLE 3: CORRIGENDA TO PREVIOUS NOTIFICATIONS DATE: REF.: NOTIFI-CATION: OF WEEK CORRIGENDUM: 03/04/2007 inf02 2007.ANQ 9 The product concerned by this notification is "bitter melon (sopropo)". 03/04/2007 inf03 2007.0228 12 The Commission was informed by the Canadian authorities that the copper sulphate is of Chinese origin.  TABLE 4: WITHDRAWALS OF PREVIOUS NOTIFICATIONS DATE: REF.: NOTIFI-CATION: OF WEEK REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL: 02/04/2007 inf01 2006.0759 44 In view of the favourable analytical results of the product, the food poisoning outbreak could not be linked to the canned tuna. This notification is therefore withdrawn.   发表评论 0评