The alerts from EU generated during 25th August – 31st August 2020 are as under:
Alert: Unauthorised substances carbendazim (0.034 mg/kg - ppm) and tricyclazole (0.22 mg/kg - ppm) in rice from India
- Notification from: Belgium
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - border control - consignment released
- Action Taken: Informing authorities
- Date: 31-08-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 5.6 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnuts from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 28-08-2020
Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1; Tot. = 3.9 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts with shell from India
- Notification from: Spain
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Use in feed
- Date: 26-08-2020
Alert: Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Import not authorised
- Date: 26-08-2020