Advisory for Indian products in EU: 8 - 14 December 2020

Advisory for Indian products in EU: 8 - 14 December 2020

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

171 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 8 - 14 December 2020 are as under:
 
1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide, in varying proportions, in organic hulled sesame seeds, in sesame seeds used in crackers, in sesame breadsticks, in organic sesame flour, in sesame seeds used in muesli. with raw material from India
  • Notification from: Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
  • Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
 
2. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 11.5 µg/kg - ppb) in crushed chillies from India
  • Notification from: Italy
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
  • Action Taken: Re-dispatch
 
3. Alert: Salmonella (presence /25g) in food supplements from India
  • Notification from: Germany
  • Risk: Serious
  • Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
  • Action Taken: Destruction

 

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