FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Week

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1 Highlights: Highlights concerning General information 24/Jan/2018 French consumer group UFC-Que Choisor Legal complaint has filed a legal complaint against nine filed over undeclared nanoparticles manufacturers including Mars, Casino, McCormick and Jacobs Douwe Egberts following testing which showed that there were a "significant proportion" of undeclared nanoparticles in their products. They have filed a complaint against the manufacturers for failure to comply with the legal labelling requirement that nanoparticles be declared. Highlights concerning Seafood 24/Jan/2018 The China Food and Drug Administration High levels of cadmium in seafood has raised concerns that excessive cadmium levels are a "major problem" in seafood major problem following the removal of seafood from shelves at a major supermarket after the products failed tests carried out by food safety inspectors.

2 Page 2 of 9 Highlights concerning General information 24/Jan/ defendants in Shanghai have been convicted of selling nearly 1,100,000 pieces of ed fruit seized and Counterfeit import- counterfeit imported fruit. Fruit was labelled with fake trademarked logos from tenced defendents sen- well-known brands from around the world so that the produce could be marked up and sold for as much as double the original price. The counterfeit products were sold in wholesale markets as well as online over an unspecified period of time. Highlights concerning Seafood 24/Jan/2018 NGO Human Rights Watch has drawn up a NGO publishes checklist for European food manufacturers checklist to fight to use to help them avoid buying 'slavery Thai 'slavery seafood' seafood' from the Thai fishing industry. Slave labour and human rights abuses are a reoccurring problem within the Thai fishing industry, despite many concerns being raised over the years the problems persist. A HorizonScan highlight dated the 4th of April 2017 mentioned that the UN had released an unusually critical report on the Thai government's failure to stamp out slavery and human rights abuses within the industry. Highlights concerning Fruiting vegetables 25/Jan/2018 The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Indian chillies added Export Development Authority have added fresh to'high-risk' list for green and red chillies due to be exported to the carbofuran residues EU on the high-risk list for carbofuran residues. This follows EU regulations which came into effect on the 1st of January 2018 which stipulates that peppers (Capsicum spp), other than sweet ones, in the frozen, fresh or chilled forms exported by India will be tested for pesticide residues at a frequency of 10 per cent.

3 Page 3 of 9 Highlights concerning Pome fruit 25/Jan/2018 Czech fruit growers call for stricter controls on Polish apples following an increase in the number of cases of apples from Poland being found to be treated with substances banned from use in the EU. Czech fruit growers call for stricter controls on Polish apples Highlights concerning Berries and small fruit 26/Jan/2018 High levels of propargite (0,78mg/kg - High levels of propargite in goji ber- ppm) have been detected in dried goji berries originating from China and notified by ries the Netherlands through the RASFF. The Goji berries have been distributed to the following 15 countries; Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom Issues: Issues concerning Apricots - dried 25/Jan/2018 United Kingdom too high content of sulphite Turkey (2167 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Beans with pods (French: P. vulgaris type), haricots verts 24/Jan/2018 The United States Acephate, methamidophos and propamocarb detected in string beans Mexico A and C Fresh Produce, Fabricacion 6, Col. Centro, Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico

4 Page 4 of 9 Issues concerning Canned foods - vegetables 26/Jan/2018 Germany stones in canned peas from France France not yet Issues concerning Coconut - desiccated, dried, flour 24/Jan/2018 The United States Samonella may be present in Vietnam frozen shredded coconut Lucky Shing Enterprise Co Ltd, 108/1 Tinh Lo 830, Hamlet 03, An Thanh Village, Ben Luc District, Long An Province 29/Jan/2018 Canada Further lots of shredded co- Vietnam Thai Indochine conut recalled due to pres- Trading Inc ence of Salmonella 28/Jan/2018 Canada Further recalls of shredded Vietnam Thai Indochine coconut due to Salmonella Trading Inc 24/Jan/2018 Canada Salmonella may be present in Vietnam various shredded coconut products not Issues concerning Compound feed 24/Jan/2018 Germany Salmonella (presence /25g) Germany in compound feed for Turkeys from Germany not yet Issues concerning Feed additives 24/Jan/2018 France high content of lead (554; 780; 805; 1375 mg/kg - ppm) in manganese oxide from India India not yet

5 Page 5 of 9 Issues concerning Feed materials - animal products 24/Jan/2018 Italy too high count of Enterobacteriaceae Argentina not yet (8900 CFU/g) in horse meat and bone meal from Argentina Issues concerning Feed materials - fish meal 25/Jan/2018 Spain too high count of Enterobacteriaceae Morocco (360; 710; 54; 7600; 510 CFU/g) in fish meal from Morocco not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - soy beans & meal 25/Jan/2018 Austria Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg Italy (present /25g) in soy bean meal from Italy not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - sunflower seed & meal 30/Jan/2018 The Netherlands dioxin-like polychlorobifenyls (8.9 ng/kg - ppt) and Ukraine non-dioxin-like polychlorobifenyls (17.8 µg/kg - ppb) in sunflower cake from Ukraine, via The Netherlands and via France not yet Issues concerning Flour (all cereals except maize) 26/Jan/2018 United Kingdom Undeclared milk may be present United Community Foods in ground rice flour Kingdom

6 Page 6 of 9 Issues concerning Garlic, fresh, powder and paste 26/Jan/2018 Italy too high content of E Thailand saccharin (778 mg/kg - ppm) and E benzoic acid (1173 mg/kg - ppm) unauthorised in garlic whole in brine from Thailand not yet Issues concerning Gluten-free products 25/Jan/2018 United Kingdom Undeclared gluten may be United present in gluten free scotch Kingdom eggs Marks and Spencer PLC PO Box 3339, Chester, CH99 9QS 25/Jan/2018 Ireland Undeclared gluten may be United Marks and Spen- present in gluten free scotch Kingdom cer PLC PO Box eggs 3339, Chester, CH99 9QS Issues concerning Honey 22/Jan/2018 The Czech Republistase Low levels of enzyme dia- The Czech JSG med as, Na and high levels of HMF Republic in honey suggesting over heating and poor quality Roudné 443/18, Plzeň 22/Jan/2018 The Czech Republic Foreign sugars added to honey (glucose and fructose). Honey was also found to have low levels of enzyme diastase suggesting poor quality/ageing honey The Czech MEDO Bruntál Republic Issues concerning Maize (yellow corn) 26/Jan/2018 Finland Listeria monocytogenes (140 Poland not yet CFU/g) in frozen corn from

7 Page 7 of 9 Poland Issues concerning Meat - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 25/Jan/2018 United Kingdom poor hygienic state of frozen United beef from the United Kingdom Kingdom not yet 26/Jan/2018 The Netherlands shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ eae-) in Uruguay chilled boneless beef from Uruguay not yet Issues concerning Milk - bovine (cow) 24/Jan/2018 India 1 sample of milk found to India have been adulterated not Issues concerning Milk products - butter and ghee 25/Jan/2018 Belgium Listeria monocytogenes Belgium (presence /25g) in butter from Belgium not yet 24/Jan/2018 Belgium Listeria may be present in Belgium L and L Plaquette butter SPRL, Mesnil- Saint-Blaise, Namur, Belgium Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 25/Jan/2018 The United States Salmonella may be present in Mexico Queseria Holande, menonita cheese Colonia Las Virginias, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico

8 Page 8 of 9 28/Jan/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may be present in cream cheese products The United States Panera Bread, St Louis, Missouri, US Issues concerning Other articles 26/Jan/2018 Poland absence of certified analytical China report for food clip from China not yet 29/Jan/2018 Luxembourg migration of primary aro- China not yet matic amines (4,4- diaminodiphenylmethan: 0.055; 0.17 mg/kg - ppm) from ladle from China, via Belgium Issues concerning Paprika and chilli powder 29/Jan/2018 Norway aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = Ethiopia 45.3 µg/kg - ppb) in spiced red pepper powder from Ethiopia not yet 24/Jan/2018 The United States Salmonella may be present in Ghana chilli powder IKenny Limited, 202 Westland Boulevard, Legon, Ghana Issues concerning Peppers (sweet or bell) - fresh or dried 26/Jan/2018 Slovenia unauthorised substance carbofuran Egypt ( mg/kg - ppm) in sweet peppers from Egypt not yet 25/Jan/2018 Bulgaria formetanate (0.086 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers from Turkey Turkey not yet

9 Page 9 of 9 Issues concerning Rice 25/Jan/2018 Japan Generation of mould, decay, Australia nasty smell and deterioration in brown rice Ricegrowers Limited 25/Jan/2018 Japan Nasty smell, generation of mould and deterioration in milled rice Thailand Thai Hua (2511) Co Ltd 24/Jan/2018 Denmark jasmin rice from Thailand, Thailand not yet via Germany infested with larvae of insects 25/Jan/2018 Japan Generation of mould, decay The United and nasty smell in milled rice States ADM Rice Inc Issues concerning Spice mixtures/other spices, curry powder 25/Jan/2018 Germany aflatoxins (B1 = 34.3; Tot. = Sri Lanka not yet 36.5 µg/kg - ppb) in curry powder from Sri Lanka FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Editor: Anders Grønlund (ASG) Direct telephone: Source: HorizonScan address: asg@lf.dk