FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Week

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1 Highlights: Highlights concerning Beverages Date Issue Summary 30/May/2018 Punjab Food Authority s (PFA) operations Factory closed for team have sealed a juice factory for producing producing adulterat- substandard fruit juice. Officials found ed fruit juice the production unit of AK Foods was producing fruit juice using artificial flavours and prohibited chemicals, with fruit not being used. Issues: Issues concerning Almonds including ground almonds 29/May/2018 Germany Salmonella (present /125g) The United in whole almonds from the States United States, via the United Kingdom not yet Issues concerning Apricots - dried 31/May/2018 The United States Undeclared sulphur dioxide Pakistan may be present in dried apricots Al-Shaikh Enterprises, Nazimabad Karachi, Pakistan

2 Page 2 of 10 31/May/2018 The United States Undeclared sulphur dioxide may be present in dried apricots Pakistan Ashrafi Food Industries, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 25/May/2018 The United States Undeclared sulphites may be Pakistan present in dried apricots Global Commodities Inc, Hicksville, NY Issues concerning Beans with pods (yard long, asparagus, valor, papri, ethnic) 29/May/2018 The Netherlands unauthorised substance omethoate (0.20 mg/kg - ppm) in yard long beans Dominican Republic not yet from the Dominican Republic Issues concerning Breads 22/May/2018 Canada Various bread products recalled Canada due to not having been prepared in order to ensure safety Boulangerie & Pâtisserie Kubera Inc, 10553, Avenue Drapeau, Montréal Issues concerning Broccoli, calabrese 23/May/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may The United be present in frozen broccoli States cuts (from third party supplier) Stop and Shop Supermarket 23/May/2018 The United States Listeria monocytogenes may The United be present in frozen broccoli States cuts (from third party supplier) Giant Food Stores LLC

3 Page 3 of 10 Issues concerning Chilli peppers - fresh or dried 04/Jun/2018 Spain unauthorised substance Dominican chlorfenapyr (0.044 mg/kg - Republic ppm) in chilli pepper not yet Issues concerning Complemetary feed 25/May/2018 The United States Phorate may be present in China sweet potato dog treats Zhangjiagang Prospect Pet Products Supply, Jiangsu, China 23/May/2018 The United States Pet treats containing beef may contain elevated levels of thyroid hormone The United States Merrick Pet Care, Amarillo, Texas Issues concerning Eggs 04/Jun/2018 The Netherlands Salmonella (present) in Belgium chilled liquid egg yolk from Belgium not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - fish meal 29/May/2018 Italy presence of ruminant DNA in Poland fish meal from Poland not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - groundnuts 30/May/2018 United Kingdom aflatoxins (B1 = 58.4 µg/kg The United - ppb) in groundnuts for States feed from the United States not yet

4 Page 4 of 10 Issues concerning Feed materials - other 29/May/2018 Germany Salmonella (present /25g) in Poland brewer's yeast from Poland not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - rapeseed & meal 01/Jun/2018 Latvia Salmonella enterica ser. Lexington Belarus (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in rapeseed meal from Belarus not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - soy beans & meal 28/May/2018 Germany Salmonella (presence /25g) China in organic soya cake from China, via the Netherlands not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - sunflower seed & meal 04/Jun/2018 Germany Salmonella group D (presence The Netflower /25g) in organic sunherlands cake from The Netherlands not yet Issues concerning Flour (all cereals except maize) 31/May/2018 The United States Methamidophos detected in rice flour EmEs Food Indutries, Keralal, 24/May/2018 The United States Clothianidin detected in rice flour K.K.R. Agro Mills (P) Ltd., Chelamattom, Okkal PO. Kalady, Kerala, INDIA

5 Page 5 of 10 Issues concerning Meat - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 05/Jun/2018 Spain shigatoxin-producing Argentina Escherichia coli (stx1/stx2+, eae+ /25g) in chilled beef (Bos taurus) from Argentina not yet 01/Jun/2018 Italy shigatoxin-producing Brazil Escherichia coli (stx1+; stx2+; eae-) in frozen boneless beef from Brazil not yet Issues concerning Meat - ovine (lamb, mutton, sheep) 01/Jun/2018 Italy shigatoxin-producing United Escherichia coli in frozen Kingdom lamb ribs from the United Kingdom not yet Issues concerning Meat, minced, ground - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 26/May/2018 Canada E. coli O157:H7 may be present Canada in ground veal Messinger Meats Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 29/May/2018 Canada E. coli may be present in Canada skim mozzarella cheese Paradise Island Foods Inc 01/Jun/2018 The Czech Re- Cheese slices found to con- France Savencia Fromage public tain more salt than declared & Dairy Czech on the packaging Republic, a.s., Vyskočilova 1481/4, Praha

6 Page 6 of 10 30/May/2018 Italy Listeria monocytogenes Hungary (presence /25g) in pasteurized cow's milk cheeses from Hungary not yet 28/May/2018 Italy Salmonella may be present Italy not in sheep cheese 24/May/2018 Spain Listeria monocytogenes and Spain not Staphylococcal enterotoxin detected in raw sheep's milk 31/May/2018 The Czech Re- Mould may be found grow- The Czech not public ing on mozzarella cheese Republic 31/May/2018 The Czech Re- Mild cheddar found to con- Unknown Lye Cross Farm, public tain more salt than declared origin UK on packaging 31/May/2018 Ireland Undeclared egg and unde- Unknown Lidl Ireland clared milk may be present origin GmbH, Main in cheese triangles Road, Tallaght, Dublin Issues concerning Olives (table consumption) 25/May/2018 The United States Pieces of glass may be present The United in sliced olives States H-E-B, San Antonio, TX Issues concerning Other herbs - dried 31/May/2018 The United States Ethoprop, imidacloprid, linuron The Republic YONGIN DISTRIbe and thiamethoxam may present in dried chwinamul (dried herb - Aster scaber) Of Korea BUTION, 1F CHEONG- RYANG-RI- DONG, DONG- DAE-MUN-GU, KR-11

7 Page 7 of 10 Issues concerning Other vegetable and fruit oils, fats and infused oils 11/May/2018 Canada Pieces of plastic may be present Canada in margarine Thibault Inc Margarine 21/Mar/2018 Canada AMCO produce Inc fined Canada $210, for offences under the Food and Drugs Act due to a significant volume of imported greenhouse vegetables being misrepresented as Product of Canada between December 2012 and February AMCO Produce Inc. of Leamington, Ontario 29/May/2018 Italy E benzoic acid (512 mg/kg - ppm) unauthorised in margarine from Ghana Ghana not yet Issues concerning Paprika and chilli powder 30/May/2018 Germany ochratoxin A (114.2 µg/kg - Austria ppb) in paprika powder from Austria not yet 31/May/2018 Latvia ochratoxin A (40.6 µg/kg - Peru ppb) in sweet pepper powder from Spain, with raw material from Peru and Spain, via Lithuania not yet 31/May/2018 Latvia ochratoxin A (40.6 µg/kg - Spain ppb) in sweet pepper powder from Spain, with raw material from Peru and Spain, via Lithuania not yet 30/May/2018 Germany Ochratoxin A detected in Unknown Giba Spices paprika origin GmbH & Co KG, Hanau

8 Page 8 of 10 Issues concerning Peas with pods (snap, snow, mange tout) 25/May/2018 The United States Triadimenol and tebuconazole detected in sugar snap peas Guatemala Agroexportadora de Vegetales, Jardines De Santiago, Lote 336 B, Santiago Sacatepequez, Sacatepequez GUATE- MALA 04/Jun/2018 The United States Pesticide residues (unspecified) detected in fresh snow peas Guatemala Tierra De Arboles Sociedad Anonima, Sacatepequez, Guatemala Issues concerning Peppers (sweet or bell) - fresh or dried 01/Jun/2018 Bulgaria chlorpyrifos (0.083 mg/kg - Turkey ppm) in peppers from Turkey not yet 05/Jun/2018 Bulgaria formetanate (0.254 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers from Turkey Turkey not yet Issues concerning Rice 01/Jun/2018 Italy unauthorised genetically China modified (p355) rice gnocchi from China not yet 31/May/2018 The United States Carbendazim, chlorpyrifos, isoprothiolane, triazophos, tebuconazole, thiamethoxam and profeneofos may be present in basmati rice M.J International, New Delhi, Delhi,

9 Page 9 of 10 28/May/2018 Norway Tricyclazole and triazophos Famous Food AS, detected in basmati rice Nedre Rommen 7, 0988 Oslo 01/Jun/2018 Norway unauthorised substance tri- not yet cyclazole (0.011 mg/kg - ppm) in basmati rice from 30/May/2018 Norway unauthorised substances not yet triazophos (0.074 mg/kg - ppm) and tricyclazole (0.022 mg/kg - ppm) in n basmati rice from 18/May/2018 Bosnia And Her- Chlorpyrifos detected in not zegovina basmati rice 04/Jun/2018 Poland altered organoleptic charac- Myanmar not yet teristics (foreign smell of mold) and dead insects in white rice from Myanmar 29/May/2018 The United States Carbendazim, thiamethoxam, tebuconazole and isoprthiolane detected in basmati rice Pakistan Baba Saraj Corporation, Punjab, Pakistan Issues concerning Spice mixtures/other spices, curry powder 31/May/2018 The Czech Republic Wasabi powder found to China contain no wasabi, instead horseradish was used ARCTICA IMPORT - EXPORT GmbH & Co. KG, A. Baumgartnerstr. 44 / A1 / 01/5, 1230 Wien

10 Page 10 of 10 Issues concerning Sweet potatoes 31/May/2018 The United States Tricyclazole, tebuconazole, indoxacarb, carbendazim and buprofezin detected in dried sweet potato trunk The Republic Of Korea BUTION, 1F 205- YONGIN DISTRI- 562 CHEONG- RYANG-RI- DONG, DONG- DAE-MUN-GU, KR-11 FOOD FRAUD ALERTS Editor: Carina Hagmann (cah) Direct telephone: Source: HorizonScan address: