The alerts from EU generated during 20th - 26th September 2022 are as under:
1. Finland: Unauthorised pesticide residue (chlorpyrifos) found in organic green tea from India
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for follow-up - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 23-09-2022
2. Spain: Improper official certificate for plant extract found from India
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 23-09-2022
3. Netherlands: Pyrrolizidinalkaloids found in cumin seeds from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Company's own check
- Action Taken: Informing consignor
- Date: 22-09-2022
4. Spain: Not authorised novel food (ELEUSINA CORACANA and ECHINOCHLOA FRUMENTACEA) found in flour from India
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 22-09-2022
5. Poland & Greece: Salmonella spp. found in sesame seeds from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Return to consignor
- Date: 20-09-2022
6. Belgium: Pesticides residues found in rice from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
- Date: 20-09-2022
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