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 2 - 8 June 2020 are as under:
Alert: Motorcycle manufactured in India recall due to issues in brake callipers
United Kingdom recall of the Motorcycle from end-users as detected issue in brake callipers. The brake callipers can corrode if the vehicle is driven in certain road conditions (applied salt in winter, melting ice, etc.) This will impair the braking performance, increasing the risk of an accident.
- Country of origin: India
- Alert submitted by: United Kingdom
- Type of alert: Serious
- Year - Week: 2020 – 22
- Risk type: Injuries
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9 µg/kg - ppb) in dried whole chillies from India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 05-06-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 123 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Physical/chemical treatment
- Date: 03-06-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 89; Tot. = 120 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut Kernels from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Physical/chemical treatment
- Date: 03-06-2020
Alert: Ochratoxin A (47 µg/kg - ppb) in crushed chilli from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 02-06-2020
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