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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 all mycotoxin and salmonella limit violations, but show only a selection to pinpoint the risks. However, we like to put your attention to the fact 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.
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Chemical Hazards: |
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Origin |
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3-MCPD |
in Praise Zomi Palmoil 4466 µg/kg (MRL: 2500 µg/kg) |
Ghana |
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Acrylamide |
in biscuits 766 µg/kg (MRL 350 µg/kg) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Cyanide |
in apricot kernels |
unknown |
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in apricot kernels 2359 mg/kg (MRL 20 mg/kg) |
Turkey |
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Ergot alkaloids |
in rye flour |
France |
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Erucic acid |
in mustard oil 539.6 g/kg |
Bangladesh |
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Ethylene oxide / |
2-chloroethanol in instant noodles (2) |
Vietnam & Thailand |
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2-Chloroethanol in white organic quinoa |
India |
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2-chloroethanol 0,29 mg/kg in sesame seeds |
India |
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2-Chloroethanol in Bacopa Monnieri extract, used in food supplement from Germany |
India |
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Ethylene oxide 0,051 mg/kg in crushed chilli |
India |
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Ethylene oxide in boswellia serrata extract |
India |
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Ethylene oxide 0,55 mg/kg (MRL 0,1 mg/kg) in pepper |
China |
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ethylene oxide in spice mix |
Hong Kong |
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ethylene oxide in food supplement |
France |
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Heavy and toxic metals |
Lead in baby food |
Sweden |
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Cadmium in cacao |
USA |
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Mercury in swordfish (2) |
Spain |
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Histamine |
Sardine fillets 1120 mg/kg (MRL100 mg/kg) |
France |
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Morphine |
in blue poppy 121,56 mg/kg (MRL 20 mg/kg) |
Turkey |
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Mycotoxins |
Ochratoxin A 16,5 µg/kg (MRL 3 µg/kg) in basmati rice |
India via UK |
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Ochratoxin A (6.3 µg/kg) in East End Basmati Rice |
India |
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Aflatoxin B1 8,2 µg/kg (MRL 2 µg/kg) in husked brown rice |
Pakistan |
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Aflatoxin B1 4,7 µg/kg, 11 µg/kg, 6,8 µg/kg & 7,1 µg/kg (MRL 2 µg/kg) in super basmati brown rice (4) |
Pakistan |
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Aflatoxins 18 µg/kg and 53 µg/kg (MRL 4µg/kg) an in super basmati brown rice (husked rice) (3) |
Pakistan |
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Aflatoxin B1 in organic cornflakes made from corn grits from Italy |
Germany |
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Aflatoxins in seasoning mixtures (2) |
Pakistan |
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PAH |
Benzo(a)pyrene 16,4 µg/kg (MRL 10 µg/kg) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) 89,1 µg/kg (MRL 50 µg/kg) in organic paprika powder |
Spain |
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Pesticides |
Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos 0,13 mg/kg (MRL 0,01 mg/kg) in celery leaves (dried) |
Belgium |
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Chlorpyrifos-methyl 0,061 mg/kg 8MRL 0,01 mg/kg) in pistachios |
unknown |
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Chlorpyrifos 0,028 mg/kg (MRL 0,01 mg/kg) in organic cocoa beans |
Ecuador via Switzerland |
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Chlorpyrifos 0,2 mg/kg (MRL 0,01 mg/kg), Buprofezin (0,1 mg/kg (MRL 0,01 mg/kg), unauthorised substance Iprovalicarb 0,29 mg/kg (MRL 0,01 mg/kg) and unauthorised substance Fipronil 0,015 mg/kg (MRL 0,005 mg/kg) in coriander |
Cambodia |
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Anthraquinone 0,043 mg/kg & 0,16 mg/kg (MRL 0,02 mg/kg) in mate tea (2) |
South America |
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5 different pesticide residues in chilli powder |
India |
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Pesticides in cumin (3) |
India &UK |
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Chlorpyrifos, methomyl in marjoram |
Egypt |
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids |
in ground cumin >2500 µg/kg and in dried oregano 2154 µg/kg and 2544,1 µg/kg (MRL 400 µg/kg) |
Turkey |
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Sudan dyes and other unauthorized colorants |
Sudan red IV in palm oil |
Ghana |
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) |
in CBD oil |
Czech Republic |
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Tropanalkaloids |
in savory (DE: Bohnenkraut) Atropin und Scopolamin 106 µg/kg |
Austria |
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Microbiological Hazards |
Product |
Origin |
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Cronobacter |
in initial infant milk formula |
Czech Republic |
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Listeria |
in taleggio cheese |
Italy |
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in mozzarella cheese |
Poland |
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in cheese (2) |
Belgium and Czech Republic |
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In goat raw milk cheese (3800 cfu/g) ! |
France |
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in smoked salmon |
Great Britain |
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in Belgian Brussels waffles |
Belgium |
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in sushi |
Poland |
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on mortadella (1300 cfu/g) ! |
Italy |
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In black pepper (numerous cases) |
Brazil |
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Salmonella |
in gelatine sheets |
Germany |
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in chocolate bar |
Switzerland |
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in sesame seeds (4) |
India, Uganda & Nigeria |
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in whole egg powder (2) |
Bulgaria |
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In paprika powder |
China |
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in organic salt and pepper mix (!) |
Denmark |
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Vibrio cholera |
in prawns |
Ecuador |
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VTEC/STEC |
Shigatoxin-producing escherichia coli (STEC) in chilled beef |
Argentina |
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Norovirus* |
in oysters (4) |
France & Netherlands |
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Other Hazards |
Origin |
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Presence of peanut protein in liquid soy lecithin |
India |
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too high amount of caffeine in food supplement |
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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