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EU Alert - 08102024

8^th October, 2024

Dear Madam/Sir,

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 1^st - 7^th October 2024 are as under:

France : Tricyclazole in rice from India
- Product: Food (Cereals and bakery products) - Rice
- Risk: No Risk
- Notification type: Border Rejection Notification
- Action Taken: Product under custom seals
- Date: 07-10-2024

Netherlands : Unauthorised pesticide residues in Indian cumin powder
- Product: Food (Herbs and spices) - Cumin powder
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Border Rejection Notification
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 07-10-2024

Netherlands : Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food supplement from India
- Product: Food (Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods) - Food supplement
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Information notification for attention
- Action Taken: Informing consignor
- Date: 04-10-2024

Denmark : Unauthorised novel food, betel nut from India, via UK
- Product: Food (Other food product / mixed) - Betel nuts
- Risk: Potentially Serious
- Notification type: Information notification for attention
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 03-10-2024

Belgium : Pesticides residues in beans from India
- Product: Food (Fruits and vegetables) - Yard long beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata spp. unguiculata)
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Border Rejection Notification
- Action Taken: Seizure
- Date: 03-10-2024

Ireland : Incorrectly declared allergens (fish and crustaceans) on pickle products
- Product: Food (Soups, broths, sauces and condiments) - Prawn Pickle
- Risk: Potentially Serious
- Notification type: Information notification for follow-up
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from recipient(s)
- Date: 03-10-2024

Cyprus : Absence of official certificate and sampling analysis report for sauces and spices from India
- Product: Food (Herbs and spices) - Other
- Risk: Potential Risk
- Notification type: Border Rejection Notification
- Action Taken: Destruction
- Date: 02-10-2024

Austria : Too high mercury content in food supplements from India
- Product: Food (Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods) - Food supplement
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Information notification for attention
- Action Taken: Seizure
- Date: 01-10-2024

Poland : Unauthorized novel food Azadirachta indica in food supplement from India
- Product: Food (Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods) - Suplement diety
- Risk: Potential Risk
- Notification type: Border Rejection Notification
- Action Taken: Product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
- Date: 01-10-2024

Germany : Gloves made of light grey suede with long cuffs, palms fully lined with cream-coloured soft fabric, cuffs lined with cream-coloured solid fabric, direct contact between the turn-up part of the cuff and the body, size 10. Product sold online.
- Product: Protective equipment (Protective work gloves) - 259 Welding Glove Cow Split leather
- Risk: Chemical
- Notification type: The product does not comply with REACH Regulation
- Action Taken: Recall of the product from end users
- Date: 01-10-2024