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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Watermelon Seeds – Shelled Pistachios – Fish Massala Spice Mix – Groundnuts – Hazlenut Meal

Posted on September 25, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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aflatoxins (B1 = 3.3. µg/kg – ppb) in watermelon seeds from Turkey in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 23; Tot. = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from Iran in France

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aflatoxins (B1 = 13.8; Tot. = 15.1 µg/kg – ppb) in fish massala spice mix from Pakistan in Greece

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aflatoxins (B1 = 5.6; Tot. = 5.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in Spain

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aflatoxins (B1 = 27.2; Tot. = 58.8 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut meal from Georgia in Bulgaria

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aflatoxins (B1 = 66.7; Tot. = 110 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Togo in Belgium

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Denmark – Risk of mold in various rye breads

Posted on September 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Lantmännen Schulstad is recalling several types of rye bread, after several own samples show that there is a risk of mold in several types of rye bread. The company has also received some customer complaints.
The risk of mold makes the rye breads unsuitable as food.

Recalled Foods , Published: September 18, 2020

Rye bread produced from 09-09-2020 to 10-09-2020 and exclusively with letter markings PH, PI and PG and “best before” dates from 18.09 and 19.09.
What food:
Forester 
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005498
Forester 
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005481
Sch. Schwarzbrød
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5701205005498
Sold in:
Shops across the country
What food:
Coop COOP Schwarzbrot
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5700383226435
 
Sold in:
COOP stores nationwide
What food:
Rema 1000 Schwarzbrød
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PG, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PG, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5705830010704
REMA 1000 Coarse Rye Bread 
Net weight: 1000 grams
Best before date: 18.09.PH, 18.09.PI, 19.09.PH, 19.09.PI
EAN barcode: 5705830600752
Sold in:
REMA1000 stores nationwide
Rye bread produced from 09-09-2020 to 17-09-2020 and exclusively with letter marking AI and “best before” dates from 18.09 and 25.09.
What food:
Kondi Karl Rye Bread 
Net weight: 500 grams
Best before date: 18.09 to 25.09 AI
EAN barcode: 5701205005511
Livelihood Kernegrov 
Net weight: 475 grams
Best before date: 18.09 to 25.09 AI
EAN barcode: 5701205006938
Sold in:
Shops across the country
Company recalling:
Lantmännen Schulstad A / S
Cause:
The company has had errors in production and found mold on several of its own reference samples. 
Risk:
Risk of mildew makes the products unsuitable as food.

Advice for consumers:
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to deliver the products back to the store where they were purchased or to discard them.

 

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RASFF Alerts – Moulds – Condensed Milk and Cocoa Coating – Chilled Fish Fillets – Strawberry Jam

Posted on September 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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chilled curd bars with condensed milk and cocoa coating from Lithuania infested with moulds in Poland

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chilled fish fillets (Thunnus spp) from Ghana unfit for human consumption (infested with mould) in the UK

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strawberry jam from Belgium infested with moulds in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels

Posted on September 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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aflatoxins (B1 = 16.8; Tot. = 19.3 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in Bulgaria

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RASFF Alert – Fumonisins – Mycotoxin – Purple Maize Flour

Posted on September 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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fumonisins (11069 µg/kg – ppb) in purple maize flour from Peru in Spain

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Research – Fate of aflatoxins during almond oil processing

Posted on September 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Almonds rejected as inedible are often used for production of almond oil. However, low-quality almonds are frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, and little is known regarding transfer of aflatoxins to almond oil during processing. In this study, oil was produced from reject almonds by hexane extraction. Of 19 almond samples that were naturally contaminated with aflatoxins, 17 oil samples contained measurable amounts of aflatoxins, and aflatoxin content of contaminated oil was correlated with aflatoxin content of the nuts. However, oil aflatoxin levels were not correlated with the oxidation level of the oil as measured by percent free fatty acids and peroxide value. Adsorbents used in oil refining were tested for their ability to remove aflatoxins from contaminated oil. Fuller’s earth and bentonite were the most effective, removing 96% and 86% of total aflatoxins from contaminated oil samples, respectively. Treatment with diatomaceous earth, in contrast, had no effect on aflatoxin levels in oil. These results show that oil refining steps using mineral clay adsorbents may also function to remove aflatoxins from contaminated oil.

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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Raisins

Posted on September 11, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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ochratoxin A (44.93 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Slovakia in Hungary

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Berbere Spice – Pistachios – Peanut Butter – Dried Figs – Roasted and Salted Pistachios – Groundnuts – Ground Ginger – Peanuts

Posted on September 11, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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aflatoxins (B1 = 5.3; Tot. = 18 µg/kg – ppb) in berbere spice from Ethiopia in the UK

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aflatoxins (B1 = 46.8; Tot. = 48.5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 18.2; Tot. = 20.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 17.6; Tot. = 20.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 55.8; Tot. = 62.7 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 16.8; Tot. = 18.5 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 13.1 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 99.3; Tot. = 110.6 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted and salted pistachios in shell from Turkey in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 36.6; Tot. = 40.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9; Tot. = 20.8 µg/kg – ppb) in organic diced dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 20.9; Tot. = 23.7 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 110.2; Tot. = 153.2 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled groundnuts from Egypt in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 119.9; Tot. = 153.7 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled pistachios from Iran in Germany

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aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1; Tot. = 8.8 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut butter from the United States in the UK

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aflatoxins (B1 = 31; Tot. = 34 µg/kg – ppb) in ground ginger from Hungary in Slovenia

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aflatoxins (B1 = 82; Tot. = 90 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in Denmark

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aflatoxins (B1 = 17.3; Tot. = 18.4 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in the Czech Republic

 

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RASFF Alert – Deoxynivalenol (DON) and Zearalenone in Wheat

Posted on September 11, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone in wheat from the Czech Republic in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels – Groundnuts for Bird Feed

Posted on September 11, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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aflatoxins (B1 = 127; Tot. = 152 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in the UK

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aflatoxins (B1 = 127 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from the United States in the UK

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