November 26, 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 19th November – 25th November 2019 is as under:
Alert: cadmium (1.4 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen cuttlefish from India
- Notification from: Italy
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from consumers
- Date: 21-11-2019
Alert: high content of cyanide (203 mg/kg - ppm) in linseed from India, via Germany
- Notification from: Austria
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from market
- Date: 21-11-2019
Alert: glass fragment (1cm) in organic jackfruit goulash from Lithuania, with raw material from India, packaged in Germany
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert – consumer complaint
- Action Taken: official detention
- Date: 20-11-2019