[EU]. RASFF NOTIFICATION: NON-COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS IN JULY 2024.

In July 2024, there were 466 notifications on the RASFF Portal including 429 foods, 20 animal feeds and 17 food contact material notifications.

In food, fruits and vegetables are still the products that account for the most cases (92 notifications), followed by dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods (48 notifications) and poultry meat and poultry meat products (48 notifications).
There are highlight alerts reported this month:

  • Microbiology: Most highlight is the detection of Salmonella in poultry products originating from Brazil and Poland (27 warnings) in nut and nut products (8 alerts); Listeria monocytogenes and E.coi O26 were detected in milk and milk products; Bacillus cereus in lemongrass powder originating from Thailand; E.coli O157 in meat originating from France. 
  • Pesticides: The banned active substances such as 2,4-D, paraquat, chlopyrifos, fipronil, dieldrin are detected in vegetable products, spices, and cereals; The frequency of residues of acetamiprid, imidacloprid, metalaxyl, carbendazim, Azoxystrobin exceeding the MRL is quite frequent in the vegetable and fruit groups. Residues of captan, chlorate, fosetyl were detected in the group of food supplements originating from the Czech Republic. Residue of ethylene oxide is detected in spices, cereals, food supplements originating from India and barley powder originating from the US.
  • Mycotoxins: Some notice including Aflatoxin is exceeded the threshold in nuts and nut products quite frequently; Ochratoxin A was exceeded in some dried fruit products, cereal products, spices and cocoa. 
  • Food additive: The most highlight case is the detection of the banned colorant Sudan I in curry originating from Turkey, and in red pepper powder products originating from Afghanistan; Sunda IV is detected in palm oil originating from Guinea. In addition, there were cases of benzoic acid E 210 exceeding the threshold in croissants and mango juice; E 210 is not allowed to be used in syrup-based food supplements originating from Ukraine that was detected. Sulfur dioxide exceeding the threshold in dried fruit and shrimp. 
  • Antibiotics: detecting banned substances such as nitrofuran, leuco-malachite green in seafood
  • Allergies: lack of declaration of allergies egg, gluten, and wheat
  • Other contaminants: noteworthy cases of excess Cadmium residue in avocados originating from Peru, sunflower seeds originating from the US; Hg residue, histamine, residue exceeding the permitted level in fish; high Pb residue in pineapple, olives and wine.

Vietnam: in July, Vietnam received warnings from France, Denmark, Germany, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Details are in the table below:

Time

Notifying country

Category food

Product

Category Hazard

Hazard

Analytical result (mg/kg)

MRL

Risk deccision

31/07/2024

Germany

Cereals and bakery products

Rice noodles

Genetically modified

Genetically modified - unauthorised

 

 

Potential risk

26/07/2024

Sweden

Crustaceans and products thereof

Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei

Allergens

Egg - undeclared - allergens

6,2 mg/kg

n/a

Potential risk

16/07/2024

Denmark

Bivalve molluscs and products thereof

Frozen yellow clam meat cooked

Environmental pollutants

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

4.7 µg/kg 

0.7 µg/kg

Potential risk

15/07/2024

France

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet)

Pesticide residues

Propiconazole

0.031±0.016 

0.01

Not serious

15/07/2024

France

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet)

Pesticide residues

Propiconazole

0.11±0.06

0.01

Not serious

15/07/2024

Germany

Fish and fish products

Pangasius fillets

Residues of veterinary medicinal products

Ivermectin

7,2 µg/kg

null

Not serious

12/07/2024

France

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet)

Pesticide residues

Propiconazole

0.041±0.021

0.01

Not serious

11/07/2024

Spain

Crustaceans and products thereof

Langostinos cocidos congelados//Frozen cooked shrimps

 

Lack of traceability and incorrect relabeling of cooked shrimp

 

 

Potential risk

08/07/2024

France

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet)

Pesticide residues

Chlorfenapyr 

0,034 

0.01

No risk

05/07/2024

Slovenia

Fish and fish products

Clarias gariepinus

Residues of veterinary medicinal products

Leucomalachite green 

1,00 µg/kg

0,5 µg/kg 

Serious

05/07/2024

Slovenia

Fish and fish products

Clarias gariepinus

Residues of veterinary medicinal products

Malachite green

0,20 µg/kg

0,5 µg/kg 

Serious

05/07/2024

Slovenia

Fish and fish products

Clarias gariepinus

Residues of veterinary medicinal products

Leucomalachite green

34,80 µg/kg

0,5 µg/kg 

Serious

03/07/2024

Germany

Confectionery

Jelly sweets in mini-cups

Suffocation

E 407 - carrageenan, E 415 - xanthan and E 425 - konja

 

 

Serious

01/07/2024

Germany

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

Pesticide residues

Permethrin

0,23

0,05

Not serious

01/07/2024

Germany

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

Pesticide residues

Permethrin

0,33

0,05

No risk

01/07/2024

Germany

Fruits and vegetables

Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

Pesticide residues

Tolfenpyrad

0,033

0,01

No risk


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