RASFF Updates – Mycotoxins 17/06/16-04/07/16

1.  border rejection  01/07/2016  2016.AXV  Italy  aflatoxins (B1 = 5 µg/kg – ppb) in yellow popcorn in grain from Argentina  cereals and bakery products  food  serious

2.  border rejection  01/07/2016  2016.AXS  Finland  aflatoxins (B1 = 63.5; Tot. = 67 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from Sri Lanka  herbs and spices  food  serious

3.  border rejection  01/07/2016  2016.AXR  Italy  deoxynivalenol (DON) (1676.6 µg/kg – ppb) in soft wheat from the United States  cereals and bakery products  food  serious  Details

4.  alert  01/07/2016  2016.0872  Switzerland  ochratoxin A (417 µg/kg – ppb) and undeclared tree nut (>1000 mg/kg – ppm) in chili powder from Peru, via Spain  herbs and spices  food  serious  Details

5.  alert  30/06/2016  2016.0854  Finland  ochratoxin A (32.4 µg/kg – ppb) in organic sultana raisins from Australia, via Denmark  fruits and vegetables  food  serious  Details

6.  alert  27/06/2016  2016.0834  Belgium  aflatoxins (B1 = 46.9; Tot. = 48.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Iran, via Germany  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

7.  alert  24/06/2016  2016.0828  Germany  ochratoxin A in rye flour used to produce crispbread from Germany  cereals and bakery products  food  serious  Details

8.  border rejection  24/06/2016  2016.AWZ  Germany  aflatoxins (B1 = 18.2; Tot. = 21.6 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

9.  border rejection  24/06/2016  2016.AWX  Sweden  aflatoxins (B1 = 17; Tot. = 38 mg/kg – ppm) in groundnuts from Turkey  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

10.  border rejection  23/06/2016  2016.AWU  Bulgaria  aflatoxins (B1 = 24.7; Tot. = 84.7 / B1 = 20.9; Tot. = 62.8 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

11.  border rejection  23/06/2016  2016.AWS  Italy  aflatoxins (B1 = 25.5; Tot. = 32.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Turkey  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

12.  border rejection  23/06/2016  2016.AWR  Sweden  aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = 25 µg/kg – ppb) in nuts, groundnuts and other seeds from Turkey  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

13.  border rejection  23/06/2016  2016.AWQ  United Kingdom  aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from the United States  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

14.  border rejection  23/06/2016  2016.AWP  Slovakia  aflatoxins (B1 = 966.50; Tot. = 979.94 / B1 = 883.03; Tot. = 911.50 / B1 = 1037.1; Tot. = 1136.3 / B1 = 837.3; Tot. = 915.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

15.  information for attention  22/06/2016  2016.0815  Spain  aflatoxins (B1 = 12.4 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey  fruits and vegetables  food  serious  Details

16.  border rejection  22/06/2016  2016.AWK  United Kingdom  aflatoxins (B1 = 3.3; Tot. = 3.9 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from the United States  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

17.  border rejection  21/06/2016  2016.AWH  Italy  aflatoxins (B1 = 9.7; Tot. = 13.5 / B1 = 6.4; Tot. = 9.0 µg/kg – ppb) in dried peanuts from China  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

18.  border rejection  17/06/2016  2016.AWB  Netherlands  aflatoxins (Tot. = 20.1 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted blanched hazelnuts kernels from Turkey  nuts, nut products and seeds  food  serious  Details

19.  border rejection  17/06/2016  2016.AWA  Netherlands  ochratoxin A (39 µg/kg – ppb) in garlic powder from India  herbs and spices  food  serious  Details

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