RASFFRisk: potential riskNotified November 2, 2026

3-Monochloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidyl fatty acid esters in cookies

EU food safety notification · Alert · on the market

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Is this a consumer recall?

No. RASFF is how food safety authorities in Europe exchange information about risks in food and feed. Information shared through RASFF can lead to products being recalled, but consumer recall notices with brand names are published nationally. An alert notification means a food with a serious health risk is on the market and rapid action is required. The notifying country has taken measures, and other countries check whether the product is on their market too.

What did this RASFF notification report?

3-Monochloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidyl fatty acid esters in cookies. Risk decision: potential risk. Notification type: alert notification.

What should I do?

RASFF Window summaries do not name brands, batches or retailers, so a product in your kitchen cannot be matched to this notification alone. Check your national food safety authority's recall page or the retailer for brand-level consumer recalls, and follow their instructions if a notice names a product you have.

Can I check a specific product against this notification?

RASFF Window does not publish brand names, business operators, batch or lot numbers. Do not treat a similar product as affected or unaffected based on this summary; national recall notices carry the brand-level details.

RASFF reference
2026.9716
Notification type
Alert notification
Risk decision
Potential risk
Product category
confectionery
Notifying country
Switzerland (CH)
Origin (as reported)
unknown origin (UO)
Brand / business operator
Not published in RASFF Window
Notification date (EC validation)
November 2, 2026
RASFF Window ID
873185
System
EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), European Commission

Which countries are involved?

Notified by Switzerland (CH): the member country whose authority reported the finding.

Origin (as reported): unknown origin (UO). Origin is where the product came from. It does not tell you where the product was sold or distributed, and the public summary does not list distribution countries.

What the labels mean

An alert notification means a food with a serious health risk is on the market and rapid action is required. The notifying country has taken measures, and other countries check whether the product is on their market too.

Potential risk: no serious risk is suspected, but a risk can't be ruled out and there's not enough information to call it not serious.

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