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 26 July - 1 August 2022 are as under:
1. Netherlands: 2-chloroethanol found in organic tea from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 01-08-2022
2. Belgium: Aflatoxines found in peanuts from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Physical treatment - sorting
- Date: 29-07-2022
3. Finland: Unauthorised colours (Acid Yellow 36, Auramine O, Orange II) found in food colouring powder
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Placed under customs seals
- Date: 28-07-2022
4. Spain: Absence of certificate and analytical bulletin for garcinia from india
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: N/A
- Date: 28-07-2022
5. Finland: Unauthorised colours in food colouring powder
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Placed under customs seals
- Date: 28-07-2022
6. Greece: Salmonella spp. found in hulled sesame seeds from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 27-07-2022
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