Category Archives: Food Toxin

RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

Posted on December 28, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF -histamine (410 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from France in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Peanuts – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Almonds

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 37.7; Tot. = 44.3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts with shell from Egypt in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 73.8; Tot. = 79 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from Syria in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21.2; Tot. > 24 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Spain

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 60; Tot. = 71 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from the Netherlands in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 92; Tot. = 110 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from the United States in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin – Sultana Raisins

Posted on December 27, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF -ochratoxin A (14.6 µg/kg – ppb) in sultana raisins from Turkey in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Fig Paste – Dried Figs – Groundnuts – Pistachios – Hazlenuts – Pepper Powder –

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.7; Tot. = 14.8 µg/kg – ppb) in figs paste from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.6; Tot. = 14.3 µg/kg – ppb) in diced dried figs from Turkey in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.6 µg/kg – ppb) in organic sweet pepper powder from Spain in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 20.8; Tot. = 22.7 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Turkey in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.5; Tot. = 12 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 47.6; Tot. = 54.8 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10.59; Tot. = 18.66 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in Poland

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 9.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.7 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groudnuts from Egypt in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13; Tot. = 17 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13.7; Tot. = 22.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina  in the Czech Republic

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 52.2; Tot. = 59.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Belgium

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 199; Tot. = 209 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Belgium

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Enterobacteriaceae – VP Tuna Sashimi Loins

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-histamine (1088 mg/kg – ppm) and high count of Enterobacteriaceae (2400, 4600, 15000 CFU/g) in chilled vacuum-packed tuna sashimi loins from the Maldives in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert- Vibrio parahaemolyticus – Frozen Squid

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-Vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen squid (Loligo spp.) from India in Greece

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Live Razor Clams

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RASFF-norovirus (GII in 0.0156 g) in live razor clams (Ensis Directus) from the Netherlands in Italy

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RASFF Alert – PSP – Shellfish Toxin – Whole Live Scallops

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins (1137 µg/kg – ppb) in live whole scallops (Pecten maximus) from the United Kingdom in Ireland

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Atropine – Scopolamine – Buckwheat Flour

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-atropine (53 µg/kg – ppb) and scopolamine (20 µg/kg – ppb) in organic buckwheat flour from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin – Porridge Cereal for Babies – Mycotoxin

Posted on December 21, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (1.16 µg/kg – ppb) in porridge cereal for babies from Switzerland in Spain

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