FOOD SAFETY

FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, SPAIN, GERMANY, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA, NETHERLANDS, rice vermicelli from China has been withdrawn from the market due to contamination of metal wires. Authorities were alerted following an official control on the market. RASFF notification number 2011.0201 was published on 16/02/2011. We have already published the notification.

GHANA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, oatmeal from Germany, with raw material from Sweden has been withdrawn from the market due to contamination of deoxynivalenol (DON) (1480 µg/kg - ppb). Authorities were alerted following a company's own check. RASFF notification number 2011.0186 was published on 14/02/2011.

UNITED KINGDOM, black tiger prawns from India have been recalled from consumers due to contamination of prohibited substance nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) (45 µg/kg - ppb). Authorities were alerted following an official control on the market. RASFF notification number 2011.0194 was published on 16/02/2011.

GERMANY, palm sugar from Thailand has been withdrawn from the market due to content of unauthorised E 210 - benzoic acid. Authorities were alerted following an official control on the market. RASFF notification number 2011.0183 was published on 14/02/2011.

FRANCE, BELGIUM, frozen minced spinach from Belgium India has been recalled from consumers due to contamination of traces of diesel oil. Authorities were alerted following a company's own check. RASFF notification number 2011.0192 was published on 15/02/2011.

LUXEMBOURG, potatoes from the Netherlands have been withdrawn from the market due to contamination of fluazinam (0.65 mg/kg - ppm). Authorities were alerted following an official control on the market. RASFF notification number 2011.0199 was published on 16/02/2011.

FINLAND, frozen cooked minced beef from Brazil has been withdrawn from the market due to content of unauthorised ivermectin (12; 20; 21; 14; 4 µg/kg - ppb). Authorities were alerted following a border rejection. RASFF notification number 2011.AIN was published on 14/02/2011.
Source: RASFF