The alerts from EU generated during 26th July - 1st August 2022 are as under:
1. Netherlands: 2-chloroethanol found in organic tea from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 01-08-2022
2. Belgium: Aflatoxines found in peanuts from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Physical treatment - sorting
- Date: 29-07-2022
3. Finland: Unauthorised colours (Acid Yellow 36, Auramine O, Orange II) found in food colouring powder
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Placed under customs seals
- Date: 28-07-2022
4. Spain: Absence of certificate and analytical bulletin for garcinia from india
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: N/A
- Date: 28-07-2022
5. Finland: Unauthorised colours in food colouring powder
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Placed under customs seals
- Date: 28-07-2022
6. Greece: Salmonella spp. found in hulled sesame seeds from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 27-07-2022