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European Research – Afaltoxins – Cereals and Cereal Derived Products

Posted on March 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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An ad-hoc request was received from the European Commission to provide data on levels of aflatoxins

(sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2) in food samples of cereals and cereal-derived products from the

EFSA chemical occurrence database.

A total of 2183 food samples collected between 2007 and 2012, and with analytical data on the four

aflatoxins of interest, were available in the database. Among the samples, 1341 corresponded to

cereals and their milling products and 842 to processed cereal products. Rice (636 samples) and

breakfast cereals (346 samples) were the categories with the highest number of samples reported.

Some 1964 samples (90%) did not report quantified values for any of the four aflatoxins.

For cereals and their milling products, the maximum mean value at Lower Bound (LB) was found in

samples of unspecified grain milling products (2.21 μg/kg) while the maximum mean value at Upper

Bound (UB) was found in oat milling products (2.60 μg/kg). For processed cereal products the

maximum mean value at the LB was found in fine bakery wares (0.45 μg/kg), while the maximum

mean value at the UB was found in raw pasta (1.87 μg/kg).

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxins

Posted on March 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 15; Tot. = 28 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (19 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 25.69; Tot. = 27.24 µg/kg – ppb) in pisatchio nuts from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 10.8; Tot. = 11.5 µg/kg – ppb) in raw pistachios from Turkey, via Syria in Italy

RASFF – Aflatoxins (20.1 <–> 46.8 µg/kg – ppb) in single feed maize from Romania and Bulgaria in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Histamine – Aflatoxin

Posted on March 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen turkey breasts from Poland in Denmark

RASFF – Histamine (346 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen cobia (Rachycentron candum) from Indonesia in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 7.4; Tot. = 7.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 117.5 / B1 = 102.5 µg/kg – ppb) in maize from Hungary in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin – Spices – Nuts – Maize -Birdfeed

Posted on March 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Ochratoxin A (38.6 µg/kg – ppb) in paprika powder from China in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 54.4; Tot. = 60.6 / B1 = 6.9; Tot. = 7.8 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds with shell from the United States in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 30.23 µg/kg – ppb) in maize grains from Italy

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 14.0; Tot. = 14.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India, via the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 36.7 /  µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from Argentina in GB

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin/Aflatoxin – Rasins – Groundnut Paste – Figs – Pistachio – Rye

Posted on March 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF– Ochratoxin A (31.5 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Iran in Slovakia

RASFF– Aflatoxins (B1 = 38.9; Tot. = 53.9 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut paste from Ghana in Belgium

RASFF– Aflatoxins (B1 = 15.44; Tot. = 16.69 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Tunisia in Germany

RASFF– aflatoxins (B1 = 31.20; Tot. = 35.12 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio bars from Turkey in Germany

RASFF– Ochratoxin A (13 µg/kg – ppb) in organic rye snack from Estonia in Finland

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RASFF – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin – Aflatoxin – Alerts – Turkey – Nuts – Kenya

Posted on March 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.21 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey in Austria

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 16.5 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Austria

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 3.9; Tot. = 14.1 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Austria

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 12.2; Tot. = 12.2 µg/kg – ppb) in coated peanuts from Turkey in Italy

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 19.2; Tot. = 20.5 / B1 = 13.2; Tot. = 14 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey, with raw material from Syria in Italy

RASFF – Ochratoxin A (39 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted coffee from Kenya in Finland

RASFF – Ochratoxin A (10 µg/kg – ppb) in milling rye in bulk from Latvia, via Lithuania in Finland

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European and RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Salmonella – Moulds – STEC E.coli – Norovirus – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Maize Feed in Germany sourced in Romania via Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella in Dried Whole Green Peppers in Germany via India

RASFF – Listeria in Frozen Raw Milk Sheep Cheese in France

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Red Hot Chilli Pepper Powder in Switzerland sourced in Turkey

RASFF– Salmonella in Frozen Beef in Sweden sourced in Ireland

RASFF – Moulds in Unsalted Butter in Greece sourced in France

RASFF – Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in Smoked Sausage in Austria

RASFF – Norovirus (G I & GII) in Oysters in France

Germany – Listeria monocytogenes in Palatine liver dumplings in Germany

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Germany – Fungus Found in Raw Milk – Aflatoxin

Posted on March 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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High levels of a cancer-causing fungus has been found in raw milk from a western German farm. The authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) suspect contaminated cow feed from Serbia.

Before being pasteurised, milk from the farm had twice as much aflatoxin – produced by the Aspergillus species of mould – than national standards allow.

There was a possibility that the contaminated raw milk had already been sent to dairies for processing, the state Consumer Protection Ministry said. Until the milk has levels below 50 nanogrammes of aflatoxin per kilogramme of milk it may not be sold. Current levels were around 100 nanogrammes.

Milk from cows which have ingested aflatoxin – one of the strongest naturally occurring carcinogens – is “particularly dangerous,” said Udo Paschedag from Lower Saxony’s Agriculture Ministry.

 

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European RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Norovirus – Hepatitis A – Aflatoxins

Posted on February 13, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella in Dried Green Pepper in Estonia sourced in India via Germany

RASFF – Salmonella in Beef Trimings in Sweden sourced in Poland via the Netherlands and Germany

RASFF – Norovirus in Chilled Oysters in Italy sourced in France

RASFF – Hepatitis A Virus in Pitted Dates in Netherlands sourced in Algeria via France

Carrefour Recall – Noroviurs in Oysters

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Maize in Cyprus sourced in Greece

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Almone Powder in Belgium sourced in Ghana

RASFF – Salmonella in Frozen Beef in Sweden sourced in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella in Pasteurised Cows Milk Cheese in France

 

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RASFF- Alerts – Norovirus – Salmonella – Histamine – Moulds – E.coli

Posted on February 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – Salmonella in Bovine Meat in Sweden sourced in Ireland

RASFF – Salmonella in Chilled Beef in Sweden sourced in Ireland

RASFF – Moulds in Soft Toffee in Czech Republic sourced in Poland

RASFF– Histamine in Tuna in Italy sourced in Spain

RASFF – E.coli in Live Bivalve Molluscs in the Netherlands sourced in Denmark

France – Norovirus warning for the English Channel

Due to poisonings related to collective consumption of shellfish, fish and shellfish all marketing from one of the main production areas of Lower Normandy oysters in an area about 5 kilometers Blainville-sur-Mer , in the English Channel, is prohibited. Products shipped since January 28 are recalled to be destroyed, said Thursday the prefecture of Manche.

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