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EU Alert - 11032025

11^th March, 2025

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 4^th - 10^th March 2025 are as under:

Austria : Thiamethoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from India, via Italy
- Product: Food (Cereals and bakery products) - Rice
- Risk: Potential Risk
- Notification type: Information notification for follow-up
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 05-03-2025

Sweden : Chlorpyrifos-etyl and other pesticides in whole cumin
- Product: Food (Fruits and vegetables) - Neither crushed nor ground
- Risk: Potential Serious
- Notification type: Border rejection notification
- Action Taken: Special treatment
- Date: 05-03-2025

Sweden : Aflatoxins in whole dried chili
- Product: Food (Fruits and vegetables) - Sweet peppers
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Border rejection notification
- Action Taken: Destruction
- Date: 05-03-2025

Latvia : Pesticides in rice protein from India (Isoprothiolane- 0,14 ± 0,07 mg/kg, Clothianidin-0,041 ± 0,021 mg/kg,Azoxystrobin-0,12 ± 0,06 mg/kg,Difenoconazole-0,051 ± 0,025 mg/kg,Tricyclazole-0,12 ± 0,06 mg/kg,Tebuconazole -0,23 ± 0,11 mg/kg,Thiamethoxam-0,21 ± 0,10 mg/kg
- Product: Feed (Feed materials) - Rice protein
- Risk: Potential Risk
- Notification type: Information notification for follow-up
- Action Taken: Informing authorities
- Date: 04-03-2025

Slovakia : Baby Powder 100% talc free
- Product: Cosmetics (Baby powder) - Baby powder, 284 g.
- Risk: Microbiological
- Notification type: The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation nor with the European standard EN 17516
- Action Taken: Recall of the product from end users
- Date: 07-03-2025