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Notification details - 2020.5319

unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (24.31 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India

Reference:

2020.5319

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

26/11/2020

Action taken:

informing consignor

Last update:

12/01/2021

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Netherlands (NL)

Product:

sesame seeds

Classification

alert

Product category:

nuts, nut products and seeds

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has been published before

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type
fup2	Bulgaria	27/11/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken
fup3	Italy	01/12/2020	outcome of investigations
fup4	Norway	02/12/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken
fup5	Italy	03/12/2020	outcome of investigations
fup6	India	11/12/2020	follow-up from non-member country
fup7	Germany	16/12/2020	outcome of investigations
fup9	Ireland	04/01/2021	outcome of investigations

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
unauthorised substance ethylene oxide	pesticide residues	24.31	mg/kg - ppm	16/10/2020

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

Belgium (D) Bulgaria (D) France (D) Germany (D) INFOSAN India (O) Ireland (D) Italy (D) Lithuania (D) Netherlands (D) Norway (D) Slovenia (D) Spain (D) United Kingdom (D)