Figure 4.

Notifications on heavy metals in the RASFF. (a) product category: fish—fish and fish products; fruits, vegetables—fruits and vegetables; cephalopods—cephalopods and products thereof; crustaceans—crustaceans and products thereof; dietetic foods—dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods; mollusks—mollusks and products thereof (obsolete); (e) notification basis: official control—official control on the market; border control‐detained—border control‐consignment detained; border control‐released—border control‐consignment released; (g) distribution status: distribution restricted—distribution restricted to notifying country; distribution (possible)—distribution on the market (possible); distr. to m. countries—distribution to other member countries; (i) action taken: withdrawal—withdrawal from the market; recall—recall from consumers; recall/withdrawal—product recall or withdrawal