Week 2008/27
TABLE 1: ALERT NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications in blue typeface concern feed, all other notifications concern food.
|
DATE |
NOTIFIED BY |
REF. |
REASON FOR NOTIFYING |
NOTIFICATION BASIS |
STATUS |
|
30/06/2008 |
Italy |
2008.0771 |
mercury (1.9 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen marlin fillets (Makaira spp) from Spain |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) returned to dispatcher |
|
30/06/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.0776 |
omethoate (0.21 mg/kg - ppm) and dimethoate (0.73 mg/kg - ppm) in green beans from Spain |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) |
|
30/06/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.0777 |
prohibited substance metronidazole (0.3 μg/kg - ppb) in frozen whole chicken without giblets from Argentina, via Belgium |
border control - consignment released |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
01/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0782 |
suffocation risk as a result of the consumption of and E 407 - carrageenan unauthorised in mini cup jelly from Japan, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) seized |
|
01/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0783 |
suffocation risk as a result of the consumption of and E 407 - carrageenan unauthorised in mini cup jelly from Japan, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) seized |
|
01/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0784 |
unauthorised genetically modified (Bt-NOS) rice noodles from China, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
01/07/2008 |
Belgium |
2008.0785 |
prohibited substance nitrofuran (metabolite) nitrofurazone (SEM) (15 μg/kg - ppb) in frozen headless freshwater shrimps (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) from India |
border control - consignment released |
distribution on the market (possible) / reinforced checking |
|
02/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.0792 |
unauthorised substance nimesulide in food supplements from Italy |
company's own check |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
03/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0798 |
aflatoxins (B1 = 5.3; Tot. = 6.4 μg/kg - ppb) in ground melon seeds from the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
03/07/2008 |
the United Kingdom |
2008.0799 |
too high count of Escherichia coli (750 MPN/100g) in razor clams from the United Kingdom |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) destroyed |
|
03/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0800 |
aflatoxins (B1 = 78; Tot. = 98 μg/kg - ppb) in ground ogbono from the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
03/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0801 |
Salmonella in frozen turkey d?ner meat from Germany |
company's own check |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) returned to dispatcher |
|
04/07/2008 |
Latvia |
2008.0806 |
undeclared peanut (> 10000 mg/kg - ppm) in hazelnut cookies from Poland, via Estonia |
consumer complaint |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
04/07/2008 |
Austria |
2008.0807 |
undeclared gluten (704; 656; 448; 402 mg/kg - ppm) in buckwheat flour from Germany |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
|
04/07/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.0808 |
Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dog chews from Colombia |
border control - consignment released |
distribution on the market (possible) / destination of the product identified |
TABLE 2: INFORMATION NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications in blue typeface concern feed, all other notifications concern food.
|
DATE |
NOTIFIED BY |
REF. |
REASON FOR NOTIFYING |
NOTIFICATION BASIS |
STATUS |
|
30/06/2008 |
the Slovak Republic |
2008.0772 |
migration of formaldehyde (between 5.40 and 14.56 mg/dm2) from melamine plates for children from China, dispatched from Hungary |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0773 |
dioxins (1.23; 1.13 pg WHO TEQ/g) and dioxin-like polychlorobifenyls (7.68; 7.71 pg WHO TEQ/g) in egg products from Switzerland |
border control - consignment released |
product past use-by date / informing recipients |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0774 |
Listeria monocytogenes (1.2 x 102 CFU/g) in fresh lettuce mix from Germany |
official control on the market |
distribution restricted to notifying country / no stock left |
|
30/06/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0775 |
Salmonella enteritidis phagetype 4 (2 out of 5 samples /25g) in marinated poultry meat from Germany |
official control on the market |
product past use-by date / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
30/06/2008 |
Italy |
2008.0778 |
dried dates from Tunisia infested with larvae and eggs of insects |
official control on the market |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
30/06/2008 |
Slovenia |
2008.0779 |
ochratoxin A (0.89 μg/kg - ppb) in herbal tea for children from Slovenia |
company's own check |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
|
01/07/2008 |
the Czech Republic |
2008.0780 |
tetracycline (17.8 μg/kg - ppb) unauthorised in herbal and thyme honey from Greece |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) destroyed |
|
01/07/2008 |
Norway |
2008.0781 |
unauthorised irradiation of raw whole ducks with innards from Hungary, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) returned to dispatcher |
|
01/07/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0786 |
altered organoleptic characteristics (abnormal smell and taste) of semi-skimmed milk from Germany |
consumer complaint |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
|
01/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.0787 |
too high content of sulphite (184 mg/kg - ppm) in cooked prawns (Paeneus vannamei) from Ecuador, via France |
official control on the market |
product already consumed / no stock left |
|
01/07/2008 |
Germany |
2008.0788 |
unauthorised genetically modified (BT 63) rice noodles from China |
official control on the market |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
01/07/2008 |
Slovenia |
2008.0789 |
Salmonella spp. in origano from Slovenia |
company's own check |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
|
01/07/2008 |
the United Kingdom |
2008.0790 |
migration of formaldehyde (117 mg/dm2) from green maze tumbler from China |
official control on the market |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
02/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.0791 |
foreign body (spider) in canned tuna with vegetables from Spain |
consumer complaint |
distribution on the market (possible) |
|
02/07/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0793 |
Campylobacter (11 out of 12 samples) in fresh whole chicken from Sweden |
official control on the market |
product past use-by date / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
|
02/07/2008 |
the Slovak Republic |
2008.0794 |
ochratoxin A (24.33 μg/kg - ppb) in roasted ground coffee from the Slovak Republic, raw material dispatched via Switzerland |
official control on the market |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
02/07/2008 |
the Slovak Republic |
2008.0795 |
too high content of sweetener E 952 - cyclamate (322 mg/kg - ppm) in cola flavoured carbonated drink without sugar from Poland |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
02/07/2008 |
Belgium |
2008.0796 |
carbaryl (0.16; 0.1 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh oranges from the United States |
company's own check |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) seized |
|
02/07/2008 |
Spain |
2008.0797 |
incorrect labelling (labelled as white grouper) on frozen escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) fillets from Spain |
food poisoning |
distribution restricted to notifying country / product (to be) withdrawn from the market |
|
03/07/2008 |
the Czech Republic |
2008.0802 |
too high content of E 452 - polyphosphates (6904; 3211; 5407; 2811; 6113 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen Alaska pollock fillets (Theragra chalcogramma) from China, via Bulgaria |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) returned to dispatcher |
|
03/07/2008 |
Sweden |
2008.0803 |
Salmonella Agona in chilled turkey breasts from Germany |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) / product (to be) returned to dispatcher |
|
03/07/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0804 |
too high content of sulphite (2300 mg/kg - ppm) in golden raisins from Chile, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) |
|
03/07/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0805 |
too high content of sulphite (2200 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey, via the Netherlands |
official control on the market |
distribution on the market (possible) |
|
04/07/2008 |
Denmark |
2008.0809 |
Salmonella Montevideo, Salmonella Ohio (i) and Salmonella typhimurium (in 12/12 samples) in chilled whole chicken from Belgium |
official control on the market |
product past best before date / product (to be) recalled from consumers |
TABLE 3: BORDER REJECTIONS
Notifications in blue typeface concern feed, all other notifications concern food.
|
DATE |
NOTIFIED BY |
REF. |
REASON FOR NOTIFYING |
ACTION (TO BE) TAKEN |
|
30/06/2008 |
Italy |
2008.AZZ |
parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled hake (Merluccius merluccius) from Croatia |
product (to be) destroyed |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAA |
aflatoxins (B1 < 0.20; Tot. < 0.20 / B1 = 12.9; Tot. = 17.6 / B1 < 0.20; Tot. < 0.20 μg/kg - ppb) in almond kernels from the United States |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAB |
aflatoxins (B1 = 1.9; Tot. = 2.2 / B1 = 0.4; Tot. = 0.4 / B1 = 152.3; Tot. = 162.3 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAC |
aflatoxins (B1 = 21.6; Tot. = 23.0 / B1 = ND; Tot. = ND / B1 = 3.7; Tot. = 3.9 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAD |
aflatoxins (B1 = 154.9; Tot. = 163.4 / B1 = 19.0; Tot. = 19.9 / B1 = 286.6; Tot. = 304.7 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAE |
aflatoxins (B1 = 602.5; Tot. = 637.0 / B1 = 548.7; Tot. = 579.7 / B1 = 55.9; Tot. = 61.0 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAF |
aflatoxins (B1 = 0.3; Tot. = 0.3 / B1 = 10.9; Tot. = 12.3 / B1 = 0.3; Tot. = 0.3 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
Germany |
2008.BAG |
aflatoxins (B1 = 122; Tot. = 148.6 / B1 = ND; Tot. = 0.0 / B1 = 33; Tot. = 35.2 μg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts with shell from Iran |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
30/06/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.BAH |
aflatoxins (B1 = 36.3; Tot. = 41.2 μg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina |
product (to be) detained |
|
30/06/2008 |
Slovenia |
2008.BAI |
attempt to illegally import various products of animal origin from China |
product (to be) destroyed |
|
30/06/2008 |
Slovenia |
2008.BAJ |
attempt to illegally import various products of animal origin from China |
product (to be) destroyed |
|
01/07/2008 |
Bulgaria |
2008.BAK |
parasitic infestation of frozen Alaska pollock filets (Theragra chalcogramma) from China |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
01/07/2008 |
Bulgaria |
2008.BAL |
parasitic infestation of frozen Alaska pollack filets (Theragra chalcogramma) from China |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
01/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.BAM |
aflatoxins (B1 < 0.1; Tot. < 0.1 / B1 = 31.1; Tot. = 35.6 / B1 < 0.1; Tot. < 0.1 μg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachio nuts with shell from the United States |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
01/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.BAN |
parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled hake (Merluccius merluccius) from Croatia |
product (to be) destroyed |
|
01/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.BAO |
diazinon (0.05 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh cherries from Turkey |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
02/07/2008 |
Cyprus |
2008.BAP |
aflatoxins (B1 = 40.2 / B1 = 24.0 / B1 = 18.5 μg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China |
product (to be) redispatched or destroyed |
|
02/07/2008 |
Bulgaria |
2008.BAQ |
parasitic infestation of frozen Alaska pollock fillets (Theragra chalcogramma) from China |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
02/07/2008 |
Bulgaria |
2008.BAR |
parasitic infestation of frozen Alaska pollock fillets (Theragra chalcogramma) from China |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
02/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.BAS |
corrosion of stainless steel strainer from China |
|
|
03/07/2008 |
Cyprus |
2008.BAT |
aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5; Tot. = 8.6 / B1 = 19.5; Tot. = 22.6 / B1 = 8.5; Tot. = 9.9 μg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from the United States |
product (to be) redispatched or destroyed |
|
03/07/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.BAU |
aflatoxins (B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 6.1 / B1 = ND; Tot. = ND μg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from the United States |
physical treatment - blanching |
|
03/07/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.BAV |
aflatoxins (B1 = 35.1; Tot. = 41.3 / B1 = 0.1; Tot. = 0.1 / B1 = ND; Tot. = ND μg/kg - ppb) in peanuts |
physical treatment - blanching |
|
04/07/2008 |
the Netherlands |
2008.BAW |
Salmonella in rawhide dog chews from Thailand |
product (to be) redispatched or destroyed |
|
04/07/2008 |
the United Kingdom |
2008.BAX |
aflatoxins (B1 = 56; Tot. = 67 μg/kg - ppb) in maize flour from Ghana |
product (to be) redispatched or destroyed |
|
04/07/2008 |
the United Kingdom |
2008.BAY |
E 425 - konjac unauthorised in mini jelly cups from China |
product (to be) destroyed |
|
04/07/2008 |
France |
2008.BAZ |
aflatoxins (B1 = 74.3; Tot. = 81.1 / B1 = 91.1; Tot. = 133.4 / B1 = 15.0; Tot. = 21.2 μg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey |
destination of the product changed |
|
04/07/2008 |
Spain |
2008.BBA |
erythromycin (0.2 μg/kg - ppb) unauthorised in natural honey from China |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
04/07/2008 |
Poland |
2008.BBB |
Salmonella in soybean meal from Argentina |
product (to be) detained |
|
04/07/2008 |
Spain |
2008.BBC |
too high content of sulphite (294 mg/kg - ppm) in canned green mangoes in vinegar from Thailand |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
04/07/2008 |
Italy |
2008.BBD |
diazinon (0.04 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh cherries from Turkey |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
04/07/2008 |
Spain |
2008.BBE |
mercury (0.87 mg/kg - ppm) in grouper (Epinephelus spp) from Algeria |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
|
04/07/2008 |
France |
2008.BBF |
aflatoxins (B1 < 0.1; Tot. < 0.3 / B1 = 3.1; Tot. = 11.9 / B1 < 0.1; Tot. < 0.3 μg/kg - ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey |
product (to be) re-dispatched |
TABLE 4: CORRIGENDA TO PREVIOUS NOTIFICATIONS
|
DATE: |
REF.: |
NOTIFI-CATION: |
OF WEEK |
SUBJECT |
CORRIGENDUM: |
|
30/06/2008 |
inf01 |
2008.AYF |
25 |
attempt to illegally import roasted peanuts in shell from China |
This consignment was not dispatched via Mongolia, but from Inner Mongolia being a province of China. |
TABLE 5: WITHDRAWALS OF PREVIOUS NOTIFICATIONS
|
DATE: |
REF.: |
NOTIFI-CATION: |
OF WEEK |
SUBJECT |
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL: |
|
02/07/2008 |
add02 |
2008.0436 |
16 |
Salmonella spp. in frozen cooked mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain |
After the favourable result of the counter analysis, Italy asked for the withdrawal of this notification. This notification is hereby withdrawn |
|
02/07/2008 |
add01 |
2008.0588 |
21 |
arsenic in frozen haddock loins from China |
Comparing the reported level with normal background levels of arsenic in haddock, the level of 6.48 mg/kg falls within the range of normal background levels of arsenic in haddock and should therefore not to be considered as a public health concern. |