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RAPID ALERT SYSTEM FOR RAPID ALERT SYSTEM FOR FOOD AND FEEDFOOD AND FEED

RASFFRASFF

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MEMBER STATE NOTIFICATION

RASFF ASSESSMENT

FEEDBACK FROM

MEMBER STATES

HOT-LINE TO DIRECTOR GENERALAND COMMISSIONER FOR EVENTS OF

MAJOR IMPORTANCE

TRANSMISSION VIA

CIRCA/E-MAIL

ELABORATION OF THE

NOTIFICATION

INFORMATIONALERT

TRANSMISSION OF NOTIFICATIONS

TO THETHIRD COUNTRIES

CONCERNED

MEMBER STATES

COMMISSION SERVICES

E-MAIL

RASFF ASSESSMENT

CIRCA

flow-chart of activities carried out by SANCO-RASFF

NEWS

REPORTS/STATISTICS

Third county / Media

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SANCORASFF

OTHER DG’S

THIRD COUNTRIES

FVODG SANCO

MEMBER STATES

DG ENV

Radioactivity mushrooms

Regulation

Emergency missions

Prioritymissions

Decisions

Pistachios Iran

Missions

Peanuts Egypt

Animal productsfrom China

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procedure for requesting guaranties procedure for requesting guaranties after repetitive notificationsafter repetitive notifications

MISSION THIRD

COUNTRY

THIRD COUNTRYCOMPETENT AUTHORITY

MEMBERS STATES CONTACT POINTS

LETTER FROM THEDIRECTOR GENERAL

+COPIES OF NOTIFICATIONS

GUARANTIES

RASFF

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RASFF notifications used for taking RASFF notifications used for taking Commission decisionsCommission decisions

2001/705/EC Protective measures on fishery products and 2001/705/EC Protective measures on fishery products and aquaculture from Indonesia.aquaculture from Indonesia.2002/75/EC Special conditions on import from third 2002/75/EC Special conditions on import from third countries of star anisecountries of star anise2002/247/EC Suspending the placing on the market and 2002/247/EC Suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly confectionery containing the food additive E import of jelly confectionery containing the food additive E 425 konjac.425 konjac.2002/249/EC Protective measures on fishery products and 2002/249/EC Protective measures on fishery products and aquaculture from Myanmar. aquaculture from Myanmar. 2002/699/EC Protective measures on fishery products and 2002/699/EC Protective measures on fishery products and aquaculture from China and Vietnam.aquaculture from China and Vietnam.Several Decisions imposing special conditions on the Several Decisions imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios from Turkey, import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios from Turkey, China, Egypt and IranChina, Egypt and Iran

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100

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1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

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2002

AlertsNotifications

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Information notificationsbetween 1992 and 2002

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1992

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NL

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Alert notifications per notifying country in 2002

9

300

184

148

117115

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50

100

150

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UK

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information notifications per notifying country in 2002

10

147 143

105 103 97 94

67 63 6248 47

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A

THAILAND

TURKEY

BRAZIL

GERM

ANY

ITALY

VIETNAM

IRAN

INDIA

FRANCE

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ALERT+INFORMATION

Notifications per country of origin in 2002

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reasons for alert notifications in 2002

FOREIGN BODIES

3%

HEAVY METALS3%

LABELLING0%

CHEMICAL27%

ADVERSE EFFECTS

1%

OTHER1%

VETERINARY DRUG RESIDUES

21%

PESTICIDES RESIDUES

10%

NOT DETERMINED

4%MICROBIOLOGIC

AL30%

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reasons for information notifications in 2002

MICROBIOLOGICAL

16%

NOT DETERMINED1%

PARASITES2%

OTHER1%

ADVERSE EFFECTS

1%

LABELLING1%

HEAVY METALS3%

CHEMICAL31%

VETERINARY DRUG RESIDUES

32%

PESTICIDES RESIDUES

12%

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categories of products notified in 2002 as alerts

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs

26%

Meat and meat products, game

and poultry23%

Others3%

Cereals and bakery products

1%

Soups, broths and sauces

1%

Eggs and egg products

2%Foodstuffs

intended for special nutritional uses

4%

Herbs and spices2%

Dairy products4%

Fruit and vegetables

14%

Feedingstuffs7%

Nuts and nut products, snacks

6%

Confectionery4%

Fats and oils3%

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categories of products notified in 2002 as informations

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs

34%

Others4%

Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee

and tea1%

Herbs and spices2%Dairy products

2%

Confectionery3%

Feedingstuffs6%

Meat and meat products, game and

poultry13%

Fruit and vegetables14%

Nuts and nut products, snacks

21%

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