Advisory for Indian products in EU: 26 May – 2 June, 2020

Advisory for Indian products in EU: 26 May – 2 June, 2020

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

203 week ago — 2 min read

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 26th May - 2nd June 2020 are as under:
 
Alert: Germany has withdrawn Indian origin Leather wallet from market due to chromium VI (measured value: 10.1 mg/kg).
 
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value: 10.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and can trigger allergic reactions. / The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
 
Measures taken by economic operators: Recall of the product from end users, withdrawal of the product from market(By: Distributor, Importer)
 
Description: Brown leather wallet, with one coin, two credit card and two banknote compartments as well as an ID card compartment lined with brown textile.

  • Country of origin: India
  • Alert submitted by: Germany
  • Type of alert: Serious
  • Year - Week: 2020 - 22

Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.3; Tot. = 9.5 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from India
 
  • Notification from: Netherlands
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Official detention
  • Date: 28-05-2020

Please share your feedback on bharatarya@fieo.org to help us serve you better.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views, official policy or position of GlobalLinker.

Comments

Posted by

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

FIEO is the apex international trade promotion organisation of India. Directly and indirectly it represents the interest of over 200,000 exporters in India. FIEO has 17 offices in...