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unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (2.7 mg/kg - ppm) in organic hulled sesame seeds from India, via the Netherlands

Reference:

2020.5352

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

26/11/2020

Action taken:

recall from consumers

Last update:

15/01/2021

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Germany (DE)

Product:

organic hulled 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
fup1	Germany	26/11/2020	outcome of investigations
fup2	Germany	27/11/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken
fup3	Germany	27/11/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken
fup4	Austria	01/12/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken
fup5	Luxembourg	02/12/2020	measures taken
fup6	Switzerland	09/12/2020	outcome of investigations
fup7	Czech Republic	11/12/2020	outcome of investigations and measures taken

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
unauthorised substance ethylene oxide	pesticide residues	2.7	mg/kg - ppm	16/11/2020

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

Austria (D) Czech Republic (D) Germany (D) INFOSAN India (O) Luxembourg (D) Netherlands Switzerland (D)