RASFF Portal
	Notifications list : 74 results
	Created on 13.02.2012
	Search criteria  |  Week 6 - 2012
	date	reference	product type	notification type	notification basis	notified by	origin	subject	distribution	action taken	distribution status
	alcoholic beverages
	10/02/2012	2012.0214	food	information for follow-up	company's own check	UNITED KINGDOM	from ITALY	methanol (104 g/100 l) in vodka from Italy	UNITED KINGDOM	official detention	distribution restricted to notifying country
	bivalve molluscs and products thereof
	10/02/2012	2012.0221	food	alert	food poisoning	NORWAY	from FRANCE	norovirus (genogroup I and II) in oysters from France	NORWAY	informing recipient(s)	information on distribution not (yet) available
	cephalopods and products thereof
	10/02/2012	2012.AJX	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	SPAIN	from UNITED STATES	poor temperature control - rupture of the cold chain - of frozen squid (Loligo opalescens) from the United States		re-dispatch	no distribution
	cereals and bakery products
	06/02/2012	2012.0187	food	information for attention	company's own check	BELGIUM	from PAKISTAN	aflatoxins (B1 = 7.8 µg/kg - ppb) in organic broken white rice from Pakistan	BELGIUM	use in feed	distribution restricted to notifying country
	08/02/2012	2012.0202	food	information for attention	consumer complaint	MALTA	from THAILAND	foreign body in parboiled long grain rice from Thailand	MALTA	withdrawal from the market	distribution restricted to notifying country
	09/02/2012	2012.0209	food	alert	official control on the market	DENMARK	from CHINA	unauthorised genetically modified (Bt63) rice vermicelli from China, via Sweden	DENMARK	recall from consumers	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from SWEDEN
	10/02/2012	2012.0218	food	alert	official control on the market	CZECH REPUBLIC	from PAKISTAN	aflatoxins (B1 = 8; Tot. = 8.74 µg/kg - ppb) in basmati rice from Pakistan, via the Netherlands	SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from NETHERLANDS
	10/02/2012	2012.0220	food	alert	official control on the market	UNITED KINGDOM	from UNITED KINGDOM	undeclared wheat in breakfast cereals from the United Kingdom	UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND	recall from consumers	distribution to other member countries
	06/02/2012	2012.AIZ	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	FRANCE	from CHINA	absence of health certificate(s) for rice crackers from China		official detention	no distribution
	cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea
	06/02/2012	2012.0186	food	alert	consumer complaint	BELGIUM	from BELGIUM	traces of hazelnut in chocolate paste from Belgium	NETHERLANDS	withdrawal from the market	distribution to other member countries
	08/02/2012	2012.0199	food	alert	official control on the market	HUNGARY	raw material from NETHERLANDS	undeclared hazelnut (27.72 mg/kg - ppm) in hot chocolate mix with marshmallows from Hungary, with raw material from the Netherlands	HUNGARY, GERMANY, MALTA	withdrawal from the market	distribution to other member countries
							from HUNGARY
	06/02/2012	2012.AJA	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	POLAND	from CHINA	acetamiprid (0.31 mg/kg - ppm) in green tea from China		official detention	no distribution
	confectionery
	07/02/2012	2012.0195	food	alert	official control on the market	AUSTRIA	from ITALY	unauthorised colour Rhodamine B (21.14 mg/kg - ppm) in Indian sweet mix from Italy	AUSTRIA	informing recipient(s)	information on distribution not (yet) available
	08/02/2012	2012.AJO	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from TURKEY	aflatoxins (B1 = 2.0; Tot. = 4.0 µg/kg - ppb) in fig paste from Turkey		import not authorised	no distribution
	dietetic foods, food supplements, fortified foods
	06/02/2012	2012.0181	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	06/02/2012	2012.0182	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED KINGDOM	unauthorised novel food ingredient Cnidium monnieri in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED STATES
	06/02/2012	2012.0183	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient Stevia rebaudiana in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	06/02/2012	2012.0184	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	06/02/2012	2012.0185	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	06/02/2012	2012.0188	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	06/02/2012	2012.0189	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient Hoodia gordonii in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	08/02/2012	2012.0197	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	FRANCE	from UNITED STATES	unauthorised novel food ingredient tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) in food supplement from the United States, via the United Kingdom	FRANCE	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
							from UNITED KINGDOM
	feed additives
	10/02/2012	2012.0219	feed	information for follow-up	company's own check	BELGIUM	from POLAND	arsenic (52; 54; 73 mg/kg - ppm) in copper sulphate from Poland	BELGIUM	re-dispatch	information on distribution not (yet) available
	feed materials
	06/02/2012	2012.0179	feed	alert	official control on the market	HUNGARY	from GREECE	aflatoxins (B1 = 0.036 mg/kg - ppm) in cotton seeds from Greece	GREECE, HUNGARY	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
	07/02/2012	2012.0193	feed	information for follow-up	official control on the market	ITALY	from FRANCE	Salmonella Livingstone (presence /25g) in meat and bone meal from France	ITALY	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
	07/02/2012	2012.0196	feed	information for attention	company's own check	SWEDEN	from INDIA	Salmonella Tennessee (in 1 out of 7 samples /25g) in organic soybean expeller from India, via Canada	SWEDEN	no action taken	no distribution
							from CANADA
	08/02/2012	2012.0198	feed	information for follow-up	official control on the market	ITALY	from SWEDEN	Salmonella in bone and meat meal from Sweden	ITALY	physical/chemical treatment	information on distribution not (yet) available
	09/02/2012	2012.0204	feed	information for follow-up	official control on the market	GERMANY	from FRANCE	arsenic (18.2 mg/kg - ppm) in mineral feed from France	GERMANY	official detention	information on distribution not (yet) available
	06/02/2012	2012.AJG	feed	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from INDIA	aflatoxins (B1 = 200 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from India		import not authorised	no distribution
	09/02/2012	2012.AJS	feed	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	LITHUANIA	from RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Salmonella group E1 (presence /25g) in sunflower oil cake from Russia		destruction	no distribution
	09/02/2012	2012.AJT	feed	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	NETHERLANDS	from INDIA	aflatoxins (B1 = 540 / B1 = 61 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from India		official detention	no distribution
							from GERMANY
	10/02/2012	2012.AJW	feed	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	NETHERLANDS	from ARGENTINA	aflatoxins (B1 = 102.5 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from Argentina		official detention	no distribution
	10/02/2012	2012.AKA	feed	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from INDIA	aflatoxins (B1 = 4; Tot. = 4.4 / B1 = 12; Tot. = 13 / B1 = 890; Tot. = 1500 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut Kernels for birdfeed from India		official detention	no distribution
	fish and fish products
	07/02/2012	2012.0192	food	information for attention	official control on the market	ITALY	from ITALY	mercury (1.72 mg/kg - ppm) in smoked swordfish carpaccio from Italy	SLOVENIA, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA	withdrawal from the market	product past use-by date
09/02/2012	2012.0205	food	information for attention	official control on the market	ITALY	from VIET NAM	cadmium (1.144 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen cuttlefish from Vietnam	ITALY	withdrawal from the market	distribution restricted to notifying country
10/02/2012	2012.0211	food	information for attention	official control on the market	FRANCE	from VIET NAM	histamine (350; 106; 140 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen tuna steak (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam	FRANCE	withdrawal from the market	distribution restricted to notifying country
10/02/2012	2012.0216	food	information for attention	company's own check	GREECE	from VIET NAM	incorrect labelling (non intentionally present escolar contains wax esters that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms) on frozen swordfish from Vietnam	GREECE	recall from consumers	distribution restricted to notifying country
08/02/2012	2012.AJP	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from MAURITIUS	pouched tuna chunks in brine from Mauritius with defective packaging		re-dispatch	no distribution
food contact materials
09/02/2012	2012.0208	food contact material	information for attention	official control on the market	GERMANY	from CHINA	migration of primary aromatic amines (4,4-MDA: 1.156 mg/dm²) and too high level of total migration (17.7 mg/dm²) from kitchen tool spatula from China	GERMANY	informing authorities	distribution restricted to notifying country
06/02/2012	2012.AJE	food contact material	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from CHINA	migration of primary aromatic amines (0.26 mg/kg - ppm) from nylon mashers from China		destruction	no distribution
07/02/2012	2012.AJJ	food contact material	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	FINLAND	from TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA	migration of nickel (26; 27 mg/dm²) from stainless steel mesh tea ball from Taiwan		import not authorised	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJM	food contact material	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	SWEDEN	from CHINA	migration of primary aromatic amines (26 µg/kg - ppb) from nylon spaghetti server from China		import not authorised	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJR	food contact material	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	FINLAND	from CHINA	migration of nickel (7.4 mg/kg - ppm) from the blades of blenders from China		import not authorised	no distribution
fruits and vegetables
06/02/2012	2012.0178	food	information for attention	food poisoning	IRELAND	from BRAZIL	foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by water melon from Brazil	UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND	no action taken	product already consumed
08/02/2012	2012.0200	food	information for attention	official control on the market	UNITED KINGDOM	from SPAIN	oxamyl (0.1 mg/kg - ppm) in courgettes from Spain	UNITED KINGDOM	no action taken	product already consumed
09/02/2012	2012.0206	food	information for follow-up	company's own check	GERMANY	from FRANCE	methomyl (0.059 mg/kg - ppm) in cocktail tomatoes from Morocco, via France	GERMANY	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
						from MOROCCO
09/02/2012	2012.0207	food	information for follow-up	official control on the market	CZECH REPUBLIC	from TURKEY	dried figs from Turkey, via Slovakia infested with insects	CZECH REPUBLIC	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
						from SLOVAKIA
10/02/2012	2012.0215	food	information for attention	consumer complaint	GREECE	from THAILAND	foreign body (20 cm long plastic net) in bean sprouts from Thailand	GREECE	withdrawal from the market	distribution restricted to notifying country
10/02/2012	2012.0217	food	information for follow-up	consumer complaint	SPAIN	from FRANCE	foreign body (hand granade) in potatoes for consumption in bags from France	SPAIN	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
06/02/2012	2012.AJC	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	LATVIA	from UZBEKISTAN	ochratoxin A (19.8; 24.3 µg/kg - ppb) in dried grapes from Uzbekistan		import not authorised	no distribution
06/02/2012	2012.AJD	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	BULGARIA	from TURKEY	tetradifon (0.015 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh peppers from Turkey	ROMANIA	official detention	no distribution
06/02/2012	2012.AJF	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from BANGLADESH	Salmonella (present /25g) in paan leaves from Bangladesh		informing recipient(s)	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJL	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	SWEDEN	from INDIA	endosulfan (0.19 mg/kg - ppm) and monocrotophos (0.026 mg/kg - ppm) in okra from India		official detention	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJN	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	BULGARIA	from TURKEY	oxamyl (0.036 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh peppers from Turkey	ROMANIA	official detention	no distribution
09/02/2012	2012.AJV	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	GERMANY	from INDIA	clothianidin (sum of clothiandin and thiamethoxam: 0.14 mg/kg - ppm) in okra from India		destruction	no distribution
10/02/2012	2012.AJZ	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from INDIA	monocrotophos (0.3 mg/kg - ppm) and acephate (0.07 mg/kg - ppm) in okra from India		physical/chemical treatment	no distribution
10/02/2012	2012.AKC	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	UNITED KINGDOM	from INDIA	aflatoxins (B1 = 7.2 µg/kg - ppb) in whole chilli from India		official detention	no distribution
herbs and spices
07/02/2012	2012.0190	food	alert	official control on the market	BELGIUM	from GERMANY	aflatoxins (8.9 µg/kg - ppb) in ground nutmeg from Germany	FRANCE, BELGIUM	recall from consumers	information on distribution not (yet) available
07/02/2012	2012.AJI	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	FRANCE	from THAILAND	Salmonella Jerusalem (presence) in fresh coriander from Thailand		destruction	no distribution
meat and meat products (other than poultry)
07/02/2012	2012.0191	food	alert	company's own check	UNITED KINGDOM	from BELGIUM	inadequate vacuum packaging of Ardennes pate from Belgium	UNITED KINGDOM	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
08/02/2012	2012.0201	food	information for attention	official control on the market	ITALY	from POLAND	prednisolone (1.68; 0.59 µg/l) unauthorised in live horses (Equus Cabalus) from Poland	ITALY	withdrawal from the market	product past use-by date
08/02/2012	2012.0203	food	alert	company's own check	BELGIUM	from BELGIUM	Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in pate from Belgium	BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS	withdrawal from the market	distribution to other member countries
09/02/2012	2012.0210	food	information for attention	company's own check	SWEDEN	from SWEDEN	Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled minced pork from Sweden, with raw material from Germany	SWEDEN	informing recipient(s)	no stock left
						raw material from GERMANY
nuts, nut products and seeds
06/02/2012	2012.AJB	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	POLAND	from UKRAINE	living and dead mites (50/kg) in rape seeds from Ukraine		re-dispatch	no distribution
07/02/2012	2012.AJH	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	ITALY	from BANGLADESH	unauthorised novel food betel nuts from Bangladesh		re-dispatch	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJK	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	ITALY	from TURKEY	too high content of sulphite (653 mg/kg - ppm) in sweet apricot kernels from Turkey		informing recipient(s)	no distribution
08/02/2012	2012.AJQ	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	ITALY	from INDIA	Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India		import not authorised	no distribution
09/02/2012	2012.AJU	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	NETHERLANDS	from ARGENTINA	aflatoxins (B1 = 16.9; Tot. = 19.5 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina		physical/chemical treatment	no distribution
10/02/2012	2012.AJY	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	NETHERLANDS	from SOUTH AFRICA	aflatoxins (B1 = 23; Tot. = 47 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from South Africa		official detention	no distribution
10/02/2012	2012.AKB	food	border rejection	border control - consignment detained	NETHERLANDS	from ARGENTINA	aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 31 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina		informing authorities	no distribution
pet food
07/02/2012	2012.0194	feed	information for follow-up	consumer complaint	ICELAND	from SWEDEN	pet food for dogs from Sweden infested with insects (larvae and beetles of Necrobia rufipes)	ICELAND	withdrawal from the market	information on distribution not (yet) available
prepared dishes and snacks
10/02/2012	2012.0213	food	information for follow-up	company's own check	UNITED KINGDOM	from UNITED KINGDOM	incorrect expiry date of chilled various chinese snacks from the United Kingdom	IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM	recall from consumers	distribution to other member countries
soups, broths, sauces and condiments
06/02/2012	2012.0180	food	information for attention	official control on the market	POLAND	from CZECH REPUBLIC	unlabelled irradiation of dried soup from the Czech Republic	POLAND	withdrawal from the market	distribution restricted to notifying country
10/02/2012	2012.0212	food	alert	official control on the market	UNITED KINGDOM	from ITALY	undeclared milk ingredient in organic pesto alla genovese with basil from Italy	UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND	recall from consumers	distribution to other member countries
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