The alerts from EU generated during 13th - 20th December 2022 is as under:
1. Belgium: Children's t-shirt set recalled from Customer to avoid trapping & Strangulation risk
The product has long functional cords with free ends in the neck area. These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 14682.
- Measures ordered by public authorities (to: Importer): Recall of the product from end users
- Category: Clothing, textiles, and fashion items
- Product: Children's t-shirt
- Description: Sleeveless t-shirt, also sold online
- Risk type: Strangulation
- Country of origin: India
- Date: 20-12-2022
2. Italy: Clothianidin, Imidacloprid and Thiametoxam found in Cumin Seeds from India
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Informing authorities
- Date: 20-12-2022
3. Germany: Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide found in Capsicum Annuum from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 16-12-2022
4. Finland: Unauthorised pesticide residue ethylene oxide in organic spice mix from India via Germany
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 16-12-2022
5. Latvia: Inappropriate Official certificate for food supplement containing botanicals from India
- Risk: Not serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
- Date: 16-12-2022
6. Denmark: Tricyclazole found in white rice from India
- Risk: Undecided
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for follow-up - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Recall from consumer
- Date: 13-12-2022