The alerts from EU generated during 24th - 30th November 2020 are as under:
1. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (3.8 mg/kg - ppm) in heat treated sesame seed from India, (1.1 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds hulled toasted from India, (18.1, 24.31, mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India, (> 5.0 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled organic sesame seeds from India, via the Netherlands, (35 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled organic sesame seeds from India used for cheese sticks from the Netherlands, (1.6 mg/kg - ppm) in organic sesame seeds from India, via Germany
- Notification from: Netherlands, Greece, Denmark, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Malta, Italy, Sweden
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
- Action Taken: Informing consignor
2. Alert: Unauthorised novel food ingredient (nicotine) in tobacco-free nicotine pouches from India
- Notification from: Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
3. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.5; Tot. = 10.1 µg/kg - ppb) in chilli powder from India
- Notification from: United Kingdom
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Re-dispatch
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
4. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (0.044 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India, via Germany used in frozen organic bread from Belgium & (1.9 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India, via Italy
- Notification from: Belgium
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - alert - company's own check
5. Alert: Aflatoxins (B1 = 18.8; Tot. = 19.5 µg/kg - ppb) in chilli powder from India
- Notification from: Spain
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Destruction
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