Category Archives: Ochratoxin

Italy – CAFFE’ ARABICA 100% BIPACK GR.250X2 – Ochratoxin

Posted on May 26, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : FILICORI ZECCHINI

Name : CAFFE’ ARABICA 100% BIPACK GR.250X2

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 25 May 2023

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Italy – CAFFE’ ARABICA 100% GR.250 MOKA – Ochratoxin

Posted on May 26, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Brand : FILICORI ZECCHINI

Name : CAFFE’ ARABICA 100% GR.250 MOKA

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 25 May 2023

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Raisins

Posted on May 26, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxine A (OTA) in raisins from Turkey in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Mycotoxins – Ochratoxin A- Raisins

Posted on May 12, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxin A (17,6 μg/kg) in raisins from Uzbekistan, via Lithuania in Latvia

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Research – Polyurethane Foam as a Novel Material for Ochratoxin A Removal in Tea and Herbal Infusions—A Quantitative Approach

Posted on May 1, 2023 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

Abstract

A novel solid-phase extraction methodology followed by UHPLC-MS/MS has been developed for Ochratoxin A (OTA) analysis in herbal infusions. For this purpose, a commercial polyurethane foam (PUF) was used as sorbent, and the experimental conditions were fully optimized. The strategy was satisfactory for reducing the matrix effect and allowed for OTA quantification in black tea and herbal infusions, with suitable recoveries and quantitation limits in agreement with those required by the maximum levels allowed by current regulations. The achieved results demonstrated the unprecedented use of polyurethane foam as an effective alternative for OTA retention and quantification in herbal infusions with the advantages of simple preparation, time saving, sustainability, and low cost for routine analysis.

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Raisins – Chilli Spice Preparation – Sultana Raisins – Dehydrated Barley Malt Syrup

Posted on April 28, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxin A (15 μg/kg) in raisins from China, via Lithuania in Latvia and Estonia

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Ochratoxin A in chili spice preparation from Germany, with raw material from China in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany and Slovakia

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OCHRATOXIN A IN SULTANA RAISINS FROM TURKEY in Italy

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Ochratoxin A in dehydrated barley malt syrup from Belgium in  Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland

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RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Shelled Pistachios

Posted on April 21, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxin A in shelled pistachios, USA origin in Italy

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France – Buckwheat flour T130 1kg – Ochratoxin A

Posted on April 17, 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 Biocoop
  • Model names or references Buckwheat flour T130 1kg
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3558630113005 130323FSAT130 Date of minimum durability 13/03/2024
  • Products List Poster_withdrawal_reminder_BR0216_-_Buckwheat_flour_T130_1kg.pdf Attachment
  • Packaging1kg package
  • Marketing start/end date From 03/24/2023 to 04/14/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors Biocoop

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Following analysis, the level of ochratoxin A (OTA) is higher than the regulations in force.

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RASFF Alert- Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Cereal Bars for Children

Posted on April 7, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Ochratoxin A in cereal bars for children from Italy in Finland

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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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