October 30, 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 alert from EU generated during 22nd– 29th October, 2019 is as under:
Alert: Salmonella (presence /25g) in crushed pepper from India
- Notification from: Spain
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Import not authorised
- Date: 25-10-2019
Alert: Prohibited substance chloramphenicol (0.15 µg/kg - ppb) in frozen shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from India
- Notification from: Denmark
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Import not authorised
- Date: 24-10-2019
Alert: Absence of health certificate(s) for hulled sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Greece
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Redispatch
- Date: 23-10-2019
Alert: Absence of health certificate(s) for sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Greece
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 23-10-2019