{"topic_id":"RASFF_petfood_heavy_metal_dioxin_fluoride","category":"rasff","context":"---\ntopic_id: RASFF_petfood_heavy_metal_dioxin_fluoride\ncategory: rasff\ntitle: Heavy metals, dioxin, fluoride in RASFF pet food 2019–2026 (very low frequency)\nlang: en\nsource: rasff-petfood-20260719.json\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-19\ntokens_estimated: 350\n---\n\nHeavy metals and persistent organic pollutants appear in RASFF pet food\nnotifications at very low frequencies compared with Salmonella and\nEnterobacteriaceae:\n\n- **Lead**: 2 records (subject contains \"lead\")\n- **Cadmium**: 1 record\n- **Mercury**: 1 record\n- **Arsenic**: 0 records found by subject substring\n- **Dioxin**: 1 record\n- **Fluoride**: 1 record\n\nCombined, the heavy-metal/dioxin/fluoride cluster accounts for **6 of 255\nrecords (2.4%)**, in contrast with Salmonella's 99 (38.8%) and\nEnterobacteriaceae's 37 (14.5%). This matches the regulatory expectation\nthat metal and POP contamination is typically intercepted at EU border\ninspection under Reg 1881/2006 setting maximum levels, and that\nSalmonella is the dominant microbiological hazard for raw and processed\npet food.\n\nNotes on parsing: only `subject` substring matching is possible; the\ndataset has no separate `hazards` array. The single dioxin record's full\nclassification and origin can be retrieved by filtering\n`classification=alert` plus `subject contains \"dioxin\"`.\n\nSource: `rasff-petfood-20260719.json` 255 records → subject substring\ncounts (lowercase).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":350,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}