| Number | "20245702 |
| Type of message | border rejection |
| Date of first message | 25.07.2024 |
| Announcement was made by | Greece (GR) |
| Description | Unauthorised flavouring preparation (aqua distillate stone flower) in concentrated syrup from Pakistan |
| Product category | sweetening foods (other than honey) |
| Article | syrup |
| Hazard | novel food powdered ruffle lichen (Parmelia perlata) |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Distribution | Greece |
| Quantity (market) | No data available |
| Investigation results | According to the Certificate of Composition accompanying the product, the syrup contains “Aqua distillate Stone Flower” which has been used for flavouring purposes and it is a flavouring preparation under the meaning of article 3, par. 2(d) of the Regulation (EC) 1334/2008. Since there is no evidence that the source of this flavouring preparation, Parmotrema perlatum (Parmelia perlata) (Stone Flower), has been consumed as a food in EU nor that this plant has been used as a source material for the production of flavourings in EU before 2008, an evaluation and approval procedure is required according to article 8 and article 9, point (b) of Reg. (EC) 1334/2008. If the use of a flavouring preparation in a food does not comply with Reg. (EC) 1334/2008, this food cannot be placed on the market (art. 5). |
| Remarks | border control - consignment detained - product not (yet) placed on the market - official detention |
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