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 16th July – 22nd July, 2019 are as under:

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 11.1; Tot. = 11.6 µg/kg - ppb) in Cayenne pepper powder from India

• Notification from: United Kingdom
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Re-dispatch
• Maximum permitted levels of aflatoxin : 5 µg/kg*
• Date: 19-07-2019 
  
  

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.6 µg/kg - ppb) in chili powder from India

• Notification from: Belgium
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Destruction
• Maximum permitted levels of aflatoxin : 5 µg/kg*
• Date: 19-07-2019 
  
  

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts with shell from India

• Notification from: United Kingdom
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Maximum permitted levels of aflatoxins : 2 µg/kg*
• Action Taken: Use in feed
• Date: 19-07-2019 
  
  

Alert: Absence of health certificate(s) for idly powder from India

• Notification from: United Kingdom
• Risk: Undecided
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Re-dispatch
• Date: 18-07-2019 
  
  

Alert: Ochratoxin A (30.04 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from India

• Notification from: Poland
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Re-dispatch
• Date: 16-07-2019 
  
  

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 332 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from India

• Notification from: United Kingdom
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Import not authorised
• Date: 16-07-2019 
  
  

*Note: As regards aflatoxins for more details refer Regulation (EU) No 165/2010 of 26 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

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