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Notification details - 2020.5540

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (2.7 mg/kg - ppm) in black sesame seeds from India and in bakery mix (0.14 mg/kg) from Germany

Reference:

2020.5540

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

03/12/2020

Action taken:

informing recipient(s)

Last update:

01/03/2021

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Poland (PL)

Product:

black sesame seeds and bakery mix with sesame seeds

Published:

Product category:

nuts, nut products and seeds

Expiry date

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
unauthorised substance ethylene oxide	pesticide residues	up to 2.7	mg/kg - ppm	28/10/2020

Countries/organisations concerned (D = distribution, O = origin)

Belgium (D) Czech Republic (D) Denmark (D) Estonia (D) Finland (D) Germany (O) Hungary (D) INFOSAN Iceland India (O) Ireland (D) Netherlands (D) Panama (D) Poland (D) Romania (D) Saudi Arabia (D) Slovakia (D) South Africa (D) Sweden (D) United Kingdom (D) United States (D) unknown origin