The alerts from EU generated during 20th - 26th October 2020 are as under:
1. Alert: Germany has withdrawn Indian origin Guide leash from market due to excessive release of nickel (measured amount up to 0.5 μg/cm²/week).
The product releases an excessive amount of nickel (measured amount up to 0.5 μg/cm²/week). On contact with the skin, nickel has a sensitising effect and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: Recall of the product from end users. Withdrawal of the product from market (By: Importer)
Description: Dog lead in black colour with metal buckles (semi-circular), metal rings and carabiner, for dogs up to maximum 40 kg. The lead is 200 cm x 8 mm.
- Packaging description: Sold with no package with a label attached.
- Country of origin: India
- Type of alert: Serious
- Year - Week: 2020 - 43
- Risk type: Chemical
2. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (>5 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Belgium
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from recipient(s)
- Date: 26-10-2020
3. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (3.8 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Czech Republic
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 26-10-2020
4. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.24 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Finland
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Recall from consumers
- Date: 23-10-2020
5. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (5.8 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from recipient(s)
- Date: 23-10-2020
6. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (2.5 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Informing authorities
- Date: 23-10-2020
7. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (14.1 mg/kg - ppm), (12 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds, (5.4 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds from India and ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from India, via Belgium.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 23-10-2020
8. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 17; Tot. = 20 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Use in feed
- Date: 23-10-2020
9. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (6.2 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Austria
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 22-10-2020
10. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (23 mg/kg - ppm) and (2.4 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 22-10-2020
11. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (23 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - consumer complaint
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 22-10-2020
12. Alert: unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (12 mg/kg - ppm), (2.3 mg/kg - ppm) and (2.4 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Netherlands
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 21-10-2020
13. Alert: unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (4.2 mg/kg - ppm) in organic sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Austria
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 21-10-2020
14. Alert: unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (>5.0 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India, via Poland and via the Netherlands.
- Notification from: Norway
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 20-10-2020
15. Alert: unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.34 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India.
- Notification from: Norway
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - information for attention - company’’s own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 20-10-2020
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