FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Week

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1 Highlights: Highlights concerning Seafood Date Issue Summary 22/Mar/ cartons of frozen tilapia were seized in Ghana as they did not have dates of manufacture or country of origin. Concens over tilapia imports in Ghana 22/Mar/2017 Seafood traders have been charged in China Formaldehyde in fish for using formaldehyde to improve the presenta of silverfish sold in a major wholesale market. Highlights concerning Fungi Date Issue Summary 23/Mar/2017 A RASFF report has been issued regarding Glass fragments in fragments of glass in jars containing mushrooms in chilli oil from China. The product mushrooms was widely distributed to different European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Highlights concerning Seafood Date Issue Summary 28/Mar/2017 Bad weather condis have caused a drop Fish from Vietnam in Vietnamese pangasius produc to be added to the high young fish fry mortalities that farmers are experiencing since last summer. Furthermore, in the USA, imports from Vietnam could be suspended in Sep-

2 Page 2 of 8 tember after federal regula and inspec will transi from the FDA to the USDA. Issues: Issues concerning Apricots - dried 24/Mar/2017 Japan Viola of standard of use Turkey - sulphur dioxide detected (2.0 g/kg) in dried apricots Soleil Tarim Urunleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS 27/Mar/2017 Latvia too high content of sulphite (2998 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Uzbekistan Uzbekistan not yet Issues concerning Beans with pods (French: P. vulgaris type), haricots verts 21/Mar/2017 Israel Insects may be present in frozen green beans Israel Sunfrost, Haifa, Israel Issues concerning Carrots 22/Mar/2017 The United States Phorate sulfone detected in Guatemala AGROEXPORTADORA baby carrots EL REJON, S.A., Avenida Real Lote 1, zona 0 El rejon 3, Sumpango, Sacatepequez 22/Mar/2017 The United States Phorate sulfone in baby carrots EL REJON, S.A., Guatemala AGROEXPORTADORA Avenida Real Lote 1, zona 0 El rejon 3, Sumpango, Sacate-

3 Page 3 of 8 pequez 23/Mar/2017 The Slovak Re- Cadmium (0.210 mg/kg) Poland not public detected in carrots 22/Mar/2017 The Slovak Re- cadmium (0.21 mg/kg - Poland not yet public ppm) in carrots from Poland Issues concerning Chilli peppers - fresh or dried 22/Mar/2017 The United Statelow Propiconazole in fresh yel- Mexico hot peppers H Y H Frutas Y Verduras S De Rl De Cv, Calle Mercado De Abastos # 1781, Juarez, Chihuahua Issues concerning Dry ingredient mixes (batter, custard, muffin etc.) and dough 23/Mar/2017 The United States Undeclared/illegal colours (tartrazine and sunset yellow) may be abido custard pudding mix Lebanon Abido for Trade and Industry SARL, Makhzoumi Street, Fakhani Building, Beirut, LB- BA Issues concerning Fat - porcine (pork, pig) 23/Mar/2017 Canada Jars of lard en pot maison Canada (jarred pork fat) recalled as they did not have 'Keep refrigerated' printed on the label Boucherie Mario Allen inc., 129, rue Commerciale, à Saint-Henri-de- Lévis Issues concerning Feed materials - animal products 24/Mar/2017 Spain Salmonella (presence /25g) Spain in processed animal pro- not yet

4 Page 4 of 8 teins from Spain Issues concerning Feed materials - other 28/Mar/2017 Latvia suspicion of adultera (unlabelled urea: 1.1 %) of fodder yeast from Russia not yet 27/Mar/2017 Latvia suspicion of adultera (unlabelled urea: 0,43 %) of fodder yeast from Russia not yet 28/Mar/2017 Latvia suspicion of adultera (unlabelled urea: 1 %) of fodder yeast from Russia not yet 27/Mar/2017 Latvia suspicion of adultera (unlabelled urea: 0.9 %) of fodder yeasts from Russia not yet 28/Mar/2017 Latvia suspicion of adultera (unlabelled urea: 0,5 %) of fodder yeast from Russia not yet Issues concerning Honey 22/Mar/2017 The Czech Republistase Low levels of enzyme dia- The Czech in honey suggesting Republic poor quality/ageing honey P.Bartoš, Bela pb /Mar/2017 The Czech Republistase in honey suggesting Low levels of enzyme dia- poor quality/ageing honey The Czech Republic Včelapro s.r.o., Nejdecká 101, Lednice 22/Mar/2017 The Czech Republiauthorised colour - sulphite Honey found to contain un- caramel (E150d) The Czech Republic P.Bartoš, Bela pb /Mar/2017 The Czech Republic Honey found to contain over The Czech P.Bartoš, Bela pb 30x the applicable limit of hydroxymethylfurfural Republic 366

5 Page 5 of 8 (HMF) 21/Mar/2017 The Czech Republistase in honey suggesting Low levels of enzyme dia- poor quality/aging honey The Slovak Natur Nemeth Products Ltd., Republic Slovakia Issues concerning Meat - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 28/Mar/2017 The United States Analysis of tissue samples The United South Fork Dairy, collected from a bob veal calf sold for slaughter as food identified the presence of sulfamethazine at 49.7 States LLC, 698 Lakeshore Blvd., Thornville, OH part per million (ppm) in the liver and at ppm in the muscle tissues. FDA has established a tolerance of 0.1 ppm for residues of sulfamethazine in the uncooked edible tissues of cattle. Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 23/Mar/2017 Luxembourg Salmonella may be present France in camembert cheese Bonneterre 27/Mar/2017 Germany Toxin-forming E.coli de- France Societe S A Des tected in roquefort cheese Caves, Roquefort Sur Soulzon, B.P. 21, Tournemire, 24/Mar/2017 Germany shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ /25g) in France roquefort cheese from France not yet 22/Mar/2017 The Czech Republic cheddar Mould found growing on cheese United Kingdom not Issues concerning Milk products - milk powder

6 Page 6 of 8 27/Mar/2017 The Netherlands skimmed milk powder from Denmark Denmark unfit for human consump not yet Issues concerning Mustard 24/Mar/2017 Italy E benzoic acid (572 Thailand mg/kg - ppm) unauthorised in mustard preserved from Thailand not yet Issues concerning Other articles 24/Mar/2017 Japan Cadmium detected (0.6 μg/cm²) in enamel pot France Le Creuset SAS, 902, Rue Olivier Deguise Fresnoy le Grand, France 28/Mar/2017 United Kingdom Human waste found in Coca-Cola cans, prior to filling and sale Germany Coca-Cola, Calzada San Jeronimo, Monterrey, Nl 23/Mar/2017 Cyprus too high level of overall migra (3% acetic acid: 82.6 Greece mg/dm²) from plastic plates from Greece not yet Issues concerning Pasta and noodles 20/Mar/2017 The United Statesent Undeclared egg may be pre- The United Riviana Foods Inc, in spaghetti States 2777 Allen Pkwy, Houston, TX Issues concerning Peppers (sweet or bell) - fresh or dried

7 Page 7 of 8 22/Mar/2017 The United Sta- Propiconazole may be pre- Mexico H Y H Frutas Y Ver- tes sent in yellow peppers duras S De Rl De Cv, Calle Mercado De Abastos # 1781, Juarez, Chihuahua 21/Mar/2017 The Netherlands ochratoxin A (59 µg/kg - ppb) in isot pepper from Turkey Turkey not yet Issues concerning Rice 24/Mar/2017 Japan Genera of mould, nasty The United Sumitomo Corpora smell, solidifica and decay in rice States of America, 300 Madison Ave, New York, NY, USA Issues concerning Spice mixtures/other spices, curry powder 24/Mar/2017 Jamaica Several spice mixes have Pakistan been recalled due to the presence of aflatoxins: fruit chat masala mix - 13μg/kg, tikka boti BBQ mix - 14μg/kg, butter chicken mix - 21μg/kg, fish masala powder - 35μg/kg and 30μg/kg, tandoori masala - 12μg/kg, 32μg/kg and 18μg/kg, meat masala - 18μg/kg and 20μg/kg, sabzi masala - 12μg/kg and paya mix - 13μg/kg Ahmed Foods Pvt. Ltd, Ahmed House, D-112, Ahmed Avenue S.I.T.E, Karachi, Sindh Issues concerning Tapioca 24/Mar/2017 Japan Viola of standard of use Taiwan - sulphur dioxide detected (0.035 g/kg) in tapioca Hong Kai Food Co Ltd

8 Page 8 of 8 starch Issues concerning Ware potatoes 22/Mar/2017 The Czech Republiferent Potatoes found to be of dif- The Czech variety to that de- Republic clared on packaging not FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Editor: Anders Grønlund (ASG) Direct telephone: Source: HorizonScan address: asg@lf.dk