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unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (5.7 mg/kg - ppm) in sesame seeds from India, via the Netherlands, used in baking mix from Belgium

Reference:

2021.0074

Notification type:

food - alert - company's own check

Notification date:

07/01/2021

Action taken:

withdrawal from the market

Last update:

14/01/2021

Distribution status:

distribution to other member countries

Notification from:

Belgium (BE)

Product:

sesame seeds used in baking mix

Classification

alert

Product category:

cereals and bakery products

Risk decision

serious

Published in RASFF Consumers' Portal

has never been published

Hazards

Substance / Hazard	Category	Analytical result	Units	Sampling date
unauthorised substance ethylene oxide	pesticide residues	5.7	mg/kg - ppm

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

Belgium (D/O) INFOSAN India (O) Netherlands (D)