The alerts from EU generated during 14th - 20th February 2023 are as under:
1. Germany: Dimethoate found in peas from India
- Risk: Potentially serious
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Border control - consignment released
- Action Taken: Reinforced checking
- Date: 20-02-2023
2. Ireland: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids found in cumin from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Alert notification - Company's own check
- Action Taken: Withdrawal from the market
- Date: 17-02-2023
3. Switzerland: Unauthorised substance tricyclazole (0.094 mg/kg - ppm) found in parboiled rice from India
- Risk: Potentially serious
- Notification type: Food - Information notification for attention - Official control on the market
- Action Taken: Prohibition to trade - sales ban
- Date: 16-02-2023
4. Netherlands: Aflatoxin found in Indian groundnuts and Indian Rice
- Risk: Potentially serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 16-02-2023
5. Netherlands: Salmonella found in Indian Sesame Seeds- Risk: Potentially serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 16-02-2023
6. Greece: Chlorpyrifos, tricyclazole, carbendazim, thiamethoxam and acetamiprid found in cumin seeds from India
- Risk: Serious
- Notification type: Food - Border rejection notification - Border control - consignment detained
- Action Taken: Official detention
- Date: 15-02-2023
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