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unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (3.6 mg/kg - ppm) in hulled sesame seeds from India

Reference:

2021.0510

Notification type:

food - border rejection - border control - consignment detained

Notification date:

03/02/2021

Action taken:

destruction

Last update:

04/02/2021

Distribution status:

product not (yet) placed on the market

Notification from:

France (FR)

Product:

hulled sesame seeds

Classification

border rejection

Product category:

nuts, nut products and seeds

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	3.6	mg/kg - ppm	22/10/2020

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

France India (O)