Category Archives: Mycotoxin

RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Organic sun cake expeller

Posted on April 7, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Aflatoxins in organic sun cake expeller from Italy in Denmark

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Finland – Mold toxins in corn kernels

Posted on April 6, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Midsona Finland Oy has announced that it has withdrawn from sale one lot of the product Urtekram Maize grain organic 400 g. The batch to be withdrawn can best be identified by the date before 25.07.2024. The batch in question has been found to contain aflatoxin, which is a mold toxin, exceeding the maximum amount defined in the legislation. In long-term use, it is harmful to health.

The product batch has been delivered this spring for sale to S and K group stores.

More information for consumers can be found on Midsona Finland Oy’s website. The company advises consumers for questions or to obtain possible product refunds to contact the consumer service by email: sättätäpalvelu@midsona.fi : “The email must include a picture of the product and the best before date. We will refund the price of the product, so please also include your contact information in the message.”

The matter is handled at the Food Agency by Chief Inspector Mika Varjonen, firstname.surname@ruokavirasto.fi .

Picture of the product
(Picture: Midsona Finland Oy)

Urtekram Corn grain organic 400 g.

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Denmark – Aflatoxin in pop corn

Posted on April 5, 2023 by | Leave a comment

DVFA

Midsona Danmark A/S is recalling Urtekram Popcorn, as an excessively high content of the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1 has been found in the product. The product should be returned to the store where it was purchased or discarded.

Recalled foods , Published: April 5, 2023

​​​​Which food:

​Urtekram Popcorn ( see a picture of the product here )
Net content: 400g
EAN code: 5765228112533
​​Best before date: 25.07.2024

Sold in: Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, Løvbjerg and Helsam all over the country.

​Why is the food recalled:

​​​​​​An excessively high content of the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1 has been found in the product. A health risk cannot therefore be ruled out if you eat the product. It is important not to have too high an intake of aflatoxin over a long period of time. So it is not the individual meal that is decisive, but rather intake over a longer period of time. Therefore, you will not experience acute symptoms if you have eaten the product.

Read more about aflatoxin here

​What should you do as a consumer:

​The Norwegian Food Agency advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or to discard it.

​Who is recalling the product:

Midsona Danmark A/S​

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France – Microwavable popcorn 90g – Aflatoxin

Posted on April 5, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name Anavieja
  • Model names or references Microphone popcorn
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    8437000299462 0316 Date of minimum durability 01/16/2024
  • Packaging 90g bags
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/20/2023 to 03/22/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Batch number visible on the back of the bag.
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: ESSONNE (91)
  • Distributors Peppermint
  • List of points of sale listing_code_customer_67416.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Aflatoxin detection
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Aflatoxins

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France – Sweet popcorn 50g – Aflatoxin

Posted on April 5, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name Anavieja
  • Model names or references Organic Palomitas Sweets
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    8437000299288 0713 Date of minimum durability 10/11/2023
  • Packaging 50g sachets
  • Marketing start/end date From 02/20/2023 to 03/22/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Batch number visible on the back of the bag.
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: GIRONDE (33), ISERE (38), HAUT-RHIN (68), PARIS (75)
  • Distributors Living water and Sobio
  • List of points of sale listing_code_customer_67410.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Aflatoxin detection

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Catalonia – Alert due to the presence of alkaloids from rye bathed in whole rye flour from Spain – Mycotoxin

Posted on April 3, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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wholemeal rye flour alerted

The Public Health Agency of Catalonia announces that in Catalonia the product “whole rye flour” is being withdrawn from the market due to the presence of soaked rye alkaloids.

The product involved is:

  • Product name (on the label): INTEGRAL RYE FLOUR
  • Trademark: BIOGRA
  • Appearance, weight and packaging: 500gr plastic bag packaging
  • Lot number: 21-005
  • Best before date: 30/05/2023
  • Storage temperature: room temperature

The initial distribution has been in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, the Balearic Islands, Galicia, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Castile and Leon, the Community of Madrid, La Rioja and the Basque Country, although it cannot be ruled out that there may be redistributions to other autonomous communities.

This information has been transferred to the competent authorities of the autonomous communities through the Coordinated Rapid Information Exchange System (SCIRI), in order to verify the withdrawal of the affected products from the marketing channels.

People who have products affected by this alert at home are advised to refrain from consuming them.

If you have consumed any of the products from the affected batches and present any symptoms compatible with ergotism (hallucinations, convulsions, numbness, tingling, pain, cyanosis, absence of dust and intense and sudden cold in the extremities that may go followed by acute burning, abdominal pain) it is recommended to go to a health center.

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France – Corn popcorn – Aflatoxin

Posted on April 3, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name Manon’s bio
  • Model names or references 3760240720034 Popcorn corn in 500g Doy pack bags 3760240724131 Popcorn corn in BULK
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3760240720034 1T23 Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025
    3760240724131 1T23 Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025
  • Packaging Popcorn corn in 500g Kraft Doy pack bags and Popcorn corn in BULK in Le Bio de Manon hoppers
  • Marketing start/end dat eFrom 02/10/2023 to 03/27/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information popcorn corn kernels
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors GMS: Intermarché, Carrefour, Casino, U etc.

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of aflatoxins at a level above the authorized limit.

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Research – Aflatoxins contamination in raw and roasted cashew nuts in Mtwara, Tanzania

Posted on April 2, 2023 by | Leave a comment

African Journal of Microbiology

Abstract

The aim of this work was to determine the contamination levels of raw and roasted cashew nuts sold in Masasi and Newala districts of Mtwara region in Tanzania. A total of 60 samples including 40 roasted (24 samples from Newala and 16 from Masasi) and 20 raw samples (12 from Newala and 8 from Masasi) were collected. Determination of total aflatoxins levels in raw and roasted cashew nuts samples was carried out by immune affinity high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The levels of contamination ranged from not detected (less than limit of quantification) to 3.29 µg/kg for both aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin in the cashew nuts samples. None of the samples had total aflatoxins contamination greater than the recommended maximum residues of 4 µg/kg set by European Commission (2010) or 10 µg/kg set by FAO and WHO (1995). About a quarter (38%) of the samples had total aflatoxins less than limit of quantification. All roasted cashew nut samples were found to have total aflatoxins less than 3 µg/kg while about 86% of raw cashew nut samples had total aflatoxins less than 3 µg/kg

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Research – Extensive literature searches on bromine and Ochratoxin A in feed

Posted on April 1, 2023 by | Leave a comment

EFSA

Two Extensive Literature Searches (ELSs) by using PubMed, Web of Science (WoS) and SciFinder for relevant studies on Ochratoxin A (OTA) and bromine, bromate and bromide (BRs) in feed were performed. Search queries allowed to obtain a total number of 8,953 and 34,183 references for OTA and BRs, respectively. The relevance analysis of the documents was performed by screening titles and abstracts against inclusion and exclusion criteria. Relevant references accounted in each Area, for OTA and BRs, were respectively: Area 1 (Information on analytical techniques for quantification) 117 and 117 documents, respectively; Area 2 (Information on occurrence/concentrations and formation) 176 and 176 documents, respectively; Area 3 (Information on exposure of farm and companion animals) 31 and 3 documents, respectively; Area 4 (Information on toxicokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) in farm and companion animals) 37 and 8 documents, respectively; Area 5 (Information on toxicity of OTA/BRs in farm and companion animals) 249 and 23 documents, respectively; Area 6 (Information on the transfer of OTA/BRs from feed to animal derived food) 18 and 4 documents. A total number of 618 and 100 relevant non‐redundant documents was found for OTA and BRs, respectively. Those results were obtained after the full text analysis of all the document previously labelled as relevant.

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Aflatoxin – Almonds – Popcorn – Hazelnut Kernels – Roasted Peanuts – Pistachios – Groundnut Kernels -Shelled Hazelnuts- Pepper Soup Spices

Posted on March 31, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Elevated levels of Aflatoxin B1 in roasted peanuts from Nigeria in Ireland

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Aflatoxins in hazelnut kernels form Georgia in the Czech Republic

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from the United States, via Türkiye in Romania and Germany

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Aflatoxins (B1 = 8.4; Tot. = 10.7 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

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Presence of aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled hazelnuts from Georgia in Italy

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Elevated Levels of Aflatoxins in Pepper Soup Spices from Nigeria in Ireland

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Aflatoxin in popcorn in  Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom

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Aflatoxins B1 above the MRL in almonds from USA in Spain

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Aflatoxins in almonds from Spain in Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,) Mongolia, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States.

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