Advisory for Indian products in EU: 11 – 16 March, 2020

Advisory for Indian products in EU: 11 – 16 March, 2020

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

214 week ago — 3 min read

In order to keep the Indian exporters informed of the rejections faced by Indian products in the EU and to take preventive actions FIEO is forwarding the Rapid Alert Systems for Food and Feed (RASFF) and for Non-Food Consumer Products (RAPEX) alerts on a weekly basis.
 
The alerts from EU generated during 11th – 16th March 2020 are as under:

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 44; Tot. = 49 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India.
  • Notification from: Netherlands
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 13-03-2020

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 6.6 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India.
  • Notification from: Netherlands
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 13-03-2020

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.2 µg/kg - ppb) in chili powder from India.
  • Notification from: Hungary
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Return to consignor
  • Date: 12-03-2020

Alert: Cadmium (1.3 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen whole cleaned cuttlefish from India.
  • Notification from: Cyprus
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 11-03-2020

Alert: Thiamethoxam (0.054 mg/kg - ppm) and unauthorised substance tricyclazole (0.095 mg/kg - ppm) in basmati rice from India, via Turkey.
  • Notification from: Belgium
  • Risk: Undecided
  • Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - border control - consignment released
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 11-03-2020

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = 16 / B1 = 32; Tot. = 36 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India.
  • Notification from: Netherlands
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 11-03-2020 
 
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