Advisory for Indian products in EU: 12 - 18 January 2021

Advisory for Indian products in EU: 12 - 18 January 2021

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

169 week ago — 2 min read

n 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 12 - 18 January 2021 are as under:
 
1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in various quantities in sesame seeds and organic hulled with sesame seeds from India.
  • Notification from: Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Greece
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check

2. Alert: Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0.054 mg/kg - ppm) in black sesame seeds from India.
  • Notification from: Netherlands
  • Risk: Undecided
  • Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
  • Action Taken: Informing consignor
  • Date: 13-01-2021

3. Alert: Withdrawal from the market of organic anise cakes from Spain, with raw material from India, via the Netherlands possibly contaminated with unauthorised substance ethylene oxide.
  • Notification from: Spain
  • Risk: Undecided
  • Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - company's own check
  • Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
  • Date: 13-01-2021

 

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