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unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (1.86 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India

Reference:

2021.0032

Notification type:

food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained

Notification date:

05/01/2021

Action taken:

official detention

Last update:

12/01/2021

Distribution status:

product not (yet) placed on the market

Notification from:

Greece (GR)

Product:

sesame seeds

Classification

border rejection

Product category:

nuts, nut products and seeds

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Follow-up :

Reference	Follow-up from	Date	Follow-up type	Info
fup1	India	12/01/2021	follow-up from non-member country

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
unauthorised substance ethylene oxide	pesticide residues	1.86	mg/kg - ppm	10/12/2020

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

Greece India (O)