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In this section we repeated alert notices from the RASFF system of the European commission issued in the previous month, which we thought to be noteworthy and of interest to our clients.
We will refrain from repeating the numerous reports on mycotoxin and salmonella limit violations here. It is always the same countries of origin and matrices that are affected. However, we like to put your attention to the act that in numerous cases missing allergen information was categorized as serious and caused border rejections too.
You can analyze the RASFF-site conveniently by yourself using several filter options and limit the notification to those which are of direct interest to your business.
We will screen the RASFF listing week by week also in future selecting challenging findings in our opinion.
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Chemical Hazards: |
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Ethylene oxide/2-hlorethanol: |
instant noodle soup (0,17 mg/kg) |
South Korea |
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instant noodle chicken taste (0,11 mg/kg) |
Ukraine |
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ice cream |
France |
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Rice Protein Isolate (31,8 mg/kg) |
Germany /Netherlands |
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Madras Curry Powder |
India |
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Semi processed products for the food industry distributed in many European countries |
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instant noodles (2-Chlorethanol 0,64 mg/kg (MRL 0,02 mg/kg)) |
South Korea |
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organic food supplement (2-Chlorethanol 760 mg/kg) |
India, via Germany |
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Satin powder (Spice) |
France |
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Guarana extract |
UK |
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Origanum majorana ess. Oil |
Egypt |
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Spice mix (2) , Red chilli & Chilli powder (2-Chlorethanol) |
India |
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Heavy and toxic metals |
Shrimp powder (Cadmium: 5,9 mg/kg (MRL: 2,5 mg/kg )) |
Morocco |
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Rye flour (Lead: 0,41 mg/kg (MRL: 0,2 mg/kg)) |
Netherlands |
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Histamine |
Tuna fillet (404 mg/kg (MRL 200 mg/kg)) |
Maledives |
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Mycotoxins |
basmati brown rice (5) (aflatoxin B1: 5,6 / 4,7 /14 /11/ 7,3 µg/kg (MRL:2 µg/kg)) |
Pakistan |
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Masala (spice) (aflatoxin B1: 5µg/kg (MRL 5 µg/kg)) |
Pakistan |
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Rice (3) (aflatoxins: 4,6 / 7,9 / 9,7 µg/kg (MRL 2 µg/kg)) |
Pakistan |
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Rice (aflatoxins: 4,9 µg/kg (MRL 2 µg/kg)) |
India |
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Nutmeg (2) (Ochratoxin A 61,7 / 33 µg/kg (MRL 15 µg/kg)) |
Indonesia |
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PAH |
Kabanos sausage (Benzo[a]pyrene 2,7 µg/kg (MRL 2 µg/kg, total PAH 22,3 µg/kg MRL 12 µg/kg)) |
Poland |
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Freekeh (green wheat, roasted) |
Turkey |
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Pesticides |
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids |
Cumin seeds (2) (50.000 µg/kg / 11907,7 (MRL 400 µg/kg)) |
Turkey |
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Sudan dyes and other unauthorized colorants |
Sumac spice preparation (Sudan IV) |
Turkey |
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THC / CBD |
Chewing gum (Δ-9-THC) |
Netherlands, via Germany |
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CBD oil (Δ-9-THC 115 – 331,5 mg/kg)) distributed in many European countries |
Ireland |
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Hemp oil (THC: 1186 mg/kg) |
Netherlands |
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Tea blends with hemp leaves (THC: 17,6 / 16,5 mg/kg) |
Germany |
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Food supplements (THC 923 /968 mg/kg) |
Denmark |
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Microbiological Hazards |
Product |
Origin |
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Listeria monocytogenes |
Quenelles |
France |
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Sheep's cheese |
Spain |
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Smoked salmon |
Spain |
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Smoked salmon |
Germany |
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Smoked fish |
France |
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Herring filet in oil |
Netherlands |
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Chicken kebab |
Poland |
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Salmonella |
Black sesame seeds (O7) |
India |
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Coconut meat |
Vietnam, via Netherlands |
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Flax seeds |
Netherlands |
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Smoked salmon |
Spain |
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Ground ginger |
Poland |
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Ground black pepper |
Spain |
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VTEC/STEC |
Beef tartar (VTEC) |
Poland |
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Norovirus* |
Oysters (3) |
France |
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Other Hazards |
Origin |
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Overdose of vitamin D3 and incorrect labelling in food supplements from Germany, distributed online via Austria |
Germany |
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incorrect labelling (for infants up to 6 months) on milk for children |
Austria |
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Too high levels of Vitamin A and D in infant formula |
Netherlands |
YOUR PLUS: *Our laboratory AGROLAB Blasy-Busse is allowed to work with pathogenic food viruses and offers also analysis for Norovirus.
Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger
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