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 alert from EU generated during 9^th – 14^th October, 2019 is as under:

Alert: Too high content of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF (53 mg/kg - ppm) in soft drink from India

• Notification from: United Kingdom
• Risk: Not serious
• Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
• Action Taken: Destruction
• Date: 11-10-2019 
  
  

Alert: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (96.8 mg/kg - ppb) in bay leaves from India

• Notification from: Germany
• Risk: Serious
• Notification type: food - alert - official control on the market
• Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
• Date: 11-10-2019 
  
  

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