Advisory for Indian products in EU: 13 - 19 October 2020
Trade Alerts
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
183 week ago — 4 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 13th - 19th October 2020 are as under:
1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.11 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds and ethylene oxide (0.33 mg/kg - ppm) in roasted sesame seeds from India.
1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.11 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds and ethylene oxide (0.33 mg/kg - ppm) in roasted sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 16-10-2020
2. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (1 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled organic sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Belgium
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 16-10-2020
3. Alert: Ochratoxin A (6.23 µg/kg - ppb) in basmati rice from India, via the Netherlands.
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from recipient(s)
- Date: 15-10-2020
4. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3; Tot. = 5.4 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 14-10-2020
5. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (15 mg/kg - ppm) in peeled organic sesame seeds from India, via the Netherlands.
- Notification from: Luxembourg
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
- Action Taken: Detained by operator
- Date: 13-10-2020
6. Alert: Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0.8 mg/kg - ppm) in fenugreek leaves from India.
- Notification from: Denmark
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 13-10-2020
7. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 211 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India, via the Netherlands.
- Notification from: Belgium
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Feed - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumers
- Date: 13-10-2020
8. Alert: Buprofezin (0.021 mg/kg - ppm) and unauthorised substance tricyclazole (0.08 mg/kg - ppm) in basmati rice from India.
- Notification from: Denmark
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 13-10-2020
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