May 14, 2019
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 8th May – 13th May, 2019 are as under:
Alert: Two consignments were returned in absence of health certificate(s) for shelled nutmeg from India
- Notification from: France
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 13-05-2019
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 10.4; Tot. = 11.3 µg/kg - ppb) in organic red chilli flakes from India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - border control - consignment released
- Action taken : Re-dispatch
- Date: 13-05-2019
Alert: Unauthorised substance tricyclazole (0.022 mg/kg - ppm) in basmati rice from India
- Notification from: Spain
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment under customs
- Action Taken: Import not authorised
- Date: 10-05-2019
Alert: Absence of health certificate(s) for sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: France
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Destruction
- Date: 09-05-2019
Alert: Salmonella enterica ser. Pensacola (present /25g) in sesame seeds with shell from India
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Re-dispatch
- Date: 08-05-2019
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 159 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts kernels from India
Notification from: United Kingdom
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Feed - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
Action Taken: Import not authorised
Date: 08-05-2019
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