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October 20th, 2020

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 13^th - 19^th October 2020 are as under:

1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.11 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds and ethylene oxide (0.33 mg/kg - ppm) in roasted sesame seeds from India.

Notification from: Netherlands
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
Date: 16-10-2020

2. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (1 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled organic sesame seeds from India.

Notification from: Belgium
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
Action Taken: Official detention
Date: 16-10-2020

3. Alert: Ochratoxin A (6.23 µg/kg - ppb) in basmati rice from India, via the Netherlands.

Notification from: Germany
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
Action Taken: Withdrawal from recipient(s)
Date: 15-10-2020

4. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3; Tot. = 5.4 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India.

Notification from: Netherlands
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
Action Taken: Official detention
Date: 14-10-2020

5. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (15 mg/kg - ppm) in peeled organic sesame seeds from India, via the Netherlands.

Notification from: Luxembourg
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
Action Taken: Detained by operator
Date: 13-10-2020

6. Alert: Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0.8 mg/kg - ppm) in fenugreek leaves from India.

Notification from: Denmark
Risk: Undecided
Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - official control on the market
Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
Date: 13-10-2020

7. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 211 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India, via the Netherlands.

Notification from: Belgium
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Feed - alert - official control on the market
Action Taken: Recall from consumers
Date: 13-10-2020

8. Alert: Buprofezin (0.021 mg/kg - ppm) and unauthorised substance tricyclazole (0.08 mg/kg - ppm) in basmati rice from India.

Notification from: Denmark
Risk: Serious
Notification type: Food - information for follow-up - official control on the market
Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
Date: 13-10-2020

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