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 6th - 12th April 2021 are as under:
1. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 19; Tot. = 22 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts and (B1 = 20; Tot. = 21 µg/kg - ppb) in curry powder from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands, Switzerland
- Risk: Serious
2. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (1.5 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled sesame seeds and (0.90 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Croatia, Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
3. Alert: Ochratoxin A (90 µg/kg - ppb) in red chilli powder from India.
- Notification from: Switzerland
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - border control - consignment released
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 08-04-2021
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