This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications:
1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers:
– Allergens: undeclared peanut (41.3 mg/kg – ppm) in milk chocolate biscuits from the United Kingdom, following an official control on the market. Notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to Ireland.
2. Information for attention/for follow up followed by a recall from consumers:
– Composition: adverse reaction caused by table grapes from South Africa, following a food poisoning. Notified by Denmark;
– Composition: unauthorised colour Rhodamine B (7 mg/kg – ppm) in fennel seeds from Pakistan, following an official control on the market. Notified by United Kingdom.
3. Alerts followed by a withdrawal from the market:
– Heavy metals: cadmium (0.22 mg/kg – ppm) in canned tuna from Italy, following an official control on the market. Notified by Italy, distributed also to France, Slovakia and Slovenia;
– Mycotoxins: aflatoxins (B1 = 190; Tot. = 210 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio from Iran, via Germany, following an official control on the market. Notified by Netherlands;
– Pathogenic micro-organisms: Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in filets de poulet from Belgium, with raw material from the Netherlands, following company’s own check. Notified by Belgium, distributed also to France;
– Residues of veterinary medicinal products: prohibited substance nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) (2.26 µg/kg – ppb) in frozen rabbit meat from China, via Germany, following an official control on the market. Notified by Italy, distributed also to Switzerland.
4. Seizures:
None
5. Border rejections:
- acetamiprid (0.19 mg/kg – ppm) and fipronil (0.035 mg/kg – ppm) and unauthorised substance diafenthiuron (0.47 mg/kg – ppm) in tea from China, via Hong Kong
- aflatoxins (B1 = 10.2 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia
- aflatoxins (B1 = 16.7; Tot. = 19.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran
- aflatoxins (B1 = 2.9 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched peanuts and groundnut kernels (B1 = 8.9; Tot. = 10.05) from China, via Indonesia
- aflatoxins (B1 = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled peanuts, peanuts in shell (B1 = 24; Tot. = 26 mg/kg – ppm), peanuts (B1 = 65.03; Tot. = 125.53), shelled peanuts (Tot. = 24.4 µg/kg – ppb), groundnuts (B1 = 80.2; Tot. = 105 / B1 = 13.1; Tot. = 21.1 µg/kg – ppb), shelled groundnuts (B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 11.7 µg/kg – ppb) and peanut powder (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 8.8 / B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 10.3 µg/kg – ppb) from China
- aflatoxins (B1 = 270; Tot. = 330 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from South Africa
- aflatoxins (B1 = 45.6; Tot. = 49 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from India
- aflatoxins (B1 = 5.3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from Argentina
- FEED: aflatoxins (B1 = 53.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for bird feed from Brazil
- FCM: migration of manganese (0.19 mg/kg – ppm) from stainless steel parts of grill from Hong Kong
- FCM: migration of nickel (0.1 mg/kg – ppm) from tools kit for barbecue from China
- ochratoxin A (17.4 µg/kg – ppb) and high count of yeasts (3.2E6 CFU/g) in dried figs from Turkey
- prochloraz (0.19 mg/kg – ppm) and unauthorised substance carbofuran (0.024 mg/kg – ppm) in chili peppers from Thailand
- FEED: Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in fish meal from Morocco
- Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in sesame seeds and white sesame seeds from India
- too high content of sulphite (2320 mg/kg – ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey
- unauthorised genetically modified red yeast rice extract from China
- unauthorised irradiation of red rice extract from China
- unauthorised substance prometryn (0.026 mg/kg – ppm) in roasted seaweed from China
- unsuitable transport conditions (25% of the lobsters were found dead) for live lobster (Hoarus spp) from Canada
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