1. Alert: Germany has withdrawn Indian origin Baby's shoes from market due to chromium (VI) (measured value 12.7 mg/kg).
Description: Baby bootees with light-grey leather soles. Soles with stamped stars and embossed inscription ‘ROBEEZ’. Dark grey leather uppers with printed pink hearts and leather trim in the form of a small grey hare, each with a pink ear on each shoe. Packaged in a Square cardboard box in light blue and white, with a cellophane window. Carrying loop made of white fabric ribbon on the top.
The leather in the product contains chromium (VI) (measured value 12.7 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) has a sensitising effect and can trigger allergic reactions in contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Country of origin: India
- Notifying country: Germany
- Category: Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Measures taken by economic operators (to: Distributor): Recall of the product from end users
- Year - Week: 2022 - 4
- Risk type: Chemical
2. Alert: Ethylene oxide found in food supplements from France
- Notification from: France
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Company's own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 28-01-2022
3. Alert: Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos (0.031 mg/kg - ppm) found in sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Croatia
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 26-01-2022
4. Alert: 2-chloroethanol found in minced dehydrated white onion from India
- Notification from: Norway
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Company's own check
- Action Taken: Detained by operator
- Date: 25-01-2022
5. Alert: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (12.6 mg/kg - ppm) found in food supplement based on Dunaliella Alga (Dunaliella salina) from India
- Notification from: France
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Company's own check
- Action Taken: Informing recipient(s)
- Date: 25-01-2022
6. Alert: Chlorpyrifos-ethyl (0,042 +/- 0,021 mg/kg) found in sesame seeds from India
- Notification from: Poland
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - forwarded to destination
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 25-01-2022
.gif)
