The alerts from EU generated during 5th - 11th October 2021are as under:
1. Alert: Ethylenoxide found in capsicum oleoresin used as a feed additive from India
- Notification from: Switzerland
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Feed - Information notification for attention- Company's own check
- Action Taken: Prohibition to trade - sales ban
- Date: 11-10-2021
2. Alert: Ethylene oxide found in ashwaganda powder from India
- Notification from: Croatia
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 08-10-2021
3. Alert: Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0,017 mg/kg - ppm) found in whole wheat from India
- Notification from: Denmark
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 08-10-2021
4. Alert: Unauthorised pesticide residue (bromide) found in basmati rice from India
- Notification from: Finland
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 08-10-2021
5. Alert: Pesticide residues found in wheat flour from India
- Notification from: Norway
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 07-10-2021