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 18th August – 24th August 2020 are as under:
Alert: Glycidyl esters (4697 µg/kg - ppb) and high content of acrylamide (497 µg/kg - ppb) in butter cookies from India, manufactured in Oman, via the United Kingdom
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 19-08-2020
Alert: Glycidyl esters (4340 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio-almond cookies from India, manufactured in Oman, via the United Kingdom
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 18-08-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5; Tot. = 8.2 µg/kg - ppb) in chakki atta wheat flour from Nepal, via India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Re-dispatch
- Date: 18-08-2020
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