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 17th – 24th March 2020 are as under:
Alert:Absence of health certificate(s) for spices from India
- Notification from: Slovenia
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type : Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Destruction
- Date: 25-03-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 81 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type : Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 20-03-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 64.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type : Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Re-dispatch
- Date: 18-03-2020
Alert: Too high content of cyanide (272 mg/kg - ppm) in linseeds from India, via Germany
- Notification from: Austria
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type : Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: No stock left
- Date: 17-03-2020
Alert: Methomyl (0.069 mg/kg - ppm) and unauthorised substance thiodicarb (1.2 mg/kg - ppm) in table grapes from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type : Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Destruction
- Date: 17-03-2020
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