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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Dried Raisins

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Ochratoxin A (30,1 ± 5,4 μg/kg) in dried raisins from Uzbekistan in Romania and Latvia

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RASFF Alert- Vibrio cholerae – Shrimp

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Presence of Vibrio cholerae in Penaeus (Litopaneaus) vannamei from Ecuador in Spain

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RASFF Alert -STEC E.coli – Cheese

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STEC in cheese from France in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Butter

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Detection of listeria monocytogenes on butter from France, Luxembourg, Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Staphylococcus aureus – Reblochon cheese

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Coagulase-positive staphylococcus in Reblochon cheese from France in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Mold/Mould – Foie Gras – Yoghurt – Tortilla Wraps

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Altered organoleptic characteristics and mold in goose foie gras from France in Italy

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Presence of mould in yoghurt from Romania in Hungary

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Tortilla wraps from Belgium, dispatched from Denmark infested with moulds from Belgium, in Denmark and Iceland

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Oysters – Truffles

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Suspicion of norovirus in oysters from France in Sweden and Finland

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Norovirus (GII/2g) in truffles (venus verrucosa) from Croatia in Italy

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Norovirus in oysters from France in Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Aflatoxin – Almonds- Indian Groundnuts – Bio Corn Grains – Groundnuts – Organic Dried Figs – Hazelnut Meal – Organic Popcorn – Ground Nutmeg – Shelled Pistachios

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Aflatoxin in almond from United States in Italy

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in Switzerland and the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in bio corn grains for making of popcorn from Turkey in the Czech Republic, Netherlands and Slovakia

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Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in Switzerland and the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in organic dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey in France

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Aflatoxin B1 above MRL in almonds from Australia in the Netherlands and Spain

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Aflatoxin in Indian groundnuts in Switzerland and the Netherlands

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Aflatoxins in hazelnut meal from Georgia in France

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Aflatoxins in organic popcorn from Türkiye in Denmark and Poland

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Aflatoxins in popcorn corn from Turkey, via the Netherlands in  Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom.

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Aflatoxins (B1 = 8.5 µg/kg – ppb) in ground nutmeg from Türkiye in Switzerland

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High content of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from Iran

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RASFF Alert – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews

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High content of Enterobactericeae in dog chews from India in the Netherlands and Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Chickens for Feed – Raw Pet Food

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Salmonella in raw pet food from the Netherlands in Belgium

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Salmonella in chickens for animal feed from Denmark in the Netherlands

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