IMPORT BORDER REJECTIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS EU - USA - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA

Transcription

1 217 IMPORT BORDER REJECTIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS EU - USA - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA

2 The INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council was founded in 1983 to endorse activities that provide its membership with new opportunities for increasing global consumption of almonds, Amazonia (Brazil) nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, apricot kernels, dates, dried apricots, dried cranberries, dried figs, prunes, raisins, sultanas and currants by: - Collecting and distributing a single source of annual statistical information from producing and consuming countries. - Ensuring that global quality standards and trading terms are within the framework of existing national and international bodies and do not inhibit trade within the industry. - Promoting research and scientific studies. - Promoting international cooperation by interacting with public, private, national and international organizations that share our common goals. - Increasing goodwill and mutual understanding of the nut and dried fruit industry by promoting international meetings in producing and consuming countries. INC is the International source for information on nuts and dried fruits for: Health, Nutrition, Food Safety, Statistics, Government Standards and Government regulations regarding trade barriers and trade quality standards. trade trade ality standads.regulations regardi - Promoting research and scientific studies. - Promoting international cooperation by interacting with public, private, national and international organizations that share our common goals. - Increasing goodwill and mutual understanding of the nut and dried fruit industry by promoting international meetings in producing and consuming countries. INC is the International source for information on nuts and dried fruits for: Health, Nutrition, Food Safety, Statistics, Government Standards and Government regulations regarding trade barriers and trade quality standards. EU-RASFF 1 USA 41 JAPAN 63 AUSTRALIA 79 INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

3 217 EU RASFF NOTIFICATIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 EDIBLE NUTS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 5 PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) 11 PISTACHIOS 13 HAZELNUTS 15 ALMONDS 17 PISTACHIO PRODUCTS 19 HAZELNUT PRODUCTS 2 PEANUT BUTTER 21 PEANUT PRODUCTS 22 OTHERS 23 PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) FEED 25 DRIED FRUITS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 26 DRIED FIGS 32 DRIED APRICOTS 34 DRIED GRAPES 36 OTHERS 38 MIXTURES 39 INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

5 INTRODUCTION 1. Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed The RASFF is an effective tool to exchange information within EU Member States about measures taken in response to serious risks detected in relation to food or feed. This exchange of information helps Member States to act more rapidly and in a coordinated manner in response to a health threat caused by food or feed. The INC report collects and classifies all 217 RASFF notifications for nuts and dried fruits intended for food published in the RASFF portal web page, regarding product, country of origin, notifying country and type of notification. The report also includes notifications for peanuts intended for feed, which are not included in the general overview, summary or comparisons. Some caution is needed when drawing conclusions from this report, for example, it is not because a Member State has a relatively high number of notifications that the situation regarding food safety is disastrous in that country. On the contrary, it could indicate that a greater number of food checks are carried out. The analysis shall consider trade volumes through Member States. The report includes the relation between the 216 imports of the RASFF member states from the notified countries and its total notifications. At the time of writing this report, not enough trade values were available to provide data for The Legal Basis The legal basis of the RASFF is Regulation (EC) Nº 178/22, published in the European Official Journal L.31 of 1 February 22. Article 5 of this Regulation establishes the rapid alert system for food and feed as a network involving its members. Whenever a member of the network has any information relating to the existence of a serious direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed, this information is immediately notified to the Commission under the RASFF. The Commission immediately transmits this information to the members of the network. Article 5.3 of the Regulation lays down additional criteria for when a RASFF notification is required. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission under the rapid alert system of: - Any measure they adopt which is aimed at restricting the placing or forcing the withdrawal from the market or the recall of food or feed in order to protect human health and requiring rapid action. - Any recommendation or agreement with professional operators which is aimed, on a voluntary or obligatory basis, at preventing, limiting or imposing specific conditions on the placing or the eventual use of food or feed on account of a serious risk to human health requiring rapid action. - Any related to a direct or indirect risk to human health, of a batch, container or cargo of food or feed by a competent authority at a border post within the European Union. Regulation (EC) N 16/211 lays down implementing rules for the RASFF. It entered into force on 31 January 211. The Regulation lays down requirements for members of the network and the procedure for transmission of the different types of notifications. A difference is made between notifications requiring rapid action (alert notifications) and other notifications (information notifications and border notifications). 3. Members The RASFF list of members includes the 28 EU Member States, the European Commission, as member and manager of the system, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland. 4. Notifications The system differentiates between market notifications and border s. According to the seriousness of the risks identified and the distribution of the product, the market notification is classified as alert notification or information notification. Alert Notifications - Alert notifications are sent when a food or feed presenting a serious risk is on the market or when rapid action is required. - Products subject to an alert notification have been withdrawn or are in the process of being withdrawn from the market. Member States have their own mechanisms to carry out such actions, including the provision of detailed 217 EU-RASFF INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 2

6 information through the media if necessary. - Alerts are triggered by the member of the network that detects the problem and has initiated the relevant measures, such as withdrawal/recall. The notification aims at giving all the members of the network the information to verify whether the concerned product is on their market, so that they can take the necessary measures. Information Notifications - An information notification concerns a food or a feed of the notifying country for which a risk has been identified - that does not require rapid action, because the product has not reached the market or is no longer on their market. - Products subject to an information notification have not reached the market or all necessary measures have already been taken or are in process of being taken. Border Rejections - A border notification concerns a food or a feed that was refused entry into the Community and was rejected at their external borders for reason of a health risk. The notifications are accompanied by a detailed explanation of the reasons for the action taken by the Member State in which the notification was issued. Notifications are immediately transmitted by the Commission to the members. Border s are transmitted to all members border posts as well as the third country of origin. Information is also provided to third countries when a food or feed has been notified and shipped to them. 5. Abstract In 217, the European Union s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) issued a total of 61 notifications including edible nuts (427 not.), dried fruits (145 not.), peanuts for feed (22 not.), and mixtures of nuts and dried fruits (7 not.). This result means an increase of 17% compared with 216, when a total of 514 notifications were registered. The most notified edible nuts were peanuts, with 2 notifications, followed by pistachios (113 not.) and hazelnuts (57 not.). As in previous years, the main reason for notifying edible nuts was the presence of aflatoxins (85%). By country of origin, the most frequently notified edible nuts were peanuts from China (21%), pistachios from Iran (12%), and pistachios from USA and hazelnuts from Turkey (7% both). Compared with 216, the number of notifications for peanuts from China increased by 56% and for pistachios from USA more than doubled. However, the number of notifications for pistachios from Iran and hazelnuts from Turkey remained stable with respect to the previous year. As for dried fruits, dried figs (75 not.), dried apricots (4 not.) and dried grapes (25 not.) were the most notified. The main reasons for notifying were aflatoxins (48%), sulphites (32%) and Ochratoxin A (1%). Dried figs and dried apricots from Turkey were still the most notified, representing 47% and 27%, respectively, of the total notifications, following by dried grapes from Turkey (8%). All notifications are collected in the Appendix (Page 89). 217 EU-RASFF INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 3

7 217 AFLATOXIN NOTIFICATIONS SUMMARY FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS PEANUTS PISTACHIOS DRIED PEANUTS HAZELNUTS FIGS FEED TOTAL % CHI EGY ARG IND BOL USA OTH IRA USA TK OTH TK OTH TK AZE GE NL IND OTH NL* Germany Italy Spain France UK Denmark Belgium Bulgaria Greece* Poland Portugal Slovakia Sweden Cyprus Ireland Romania Austria Czech Rep Malta Slovenia Lithuania 2 2 Croatia 1 1 Finland 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Luxembourg 1 1 Switzerland 1 1 TOTAL NOT % TOTAL TOTAL * Important transit points. OTH 217 EU-RASFF INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 4

8 EDIBLE NUTS GENERAL OVERVIEW 25 Total RASFF Notifications for Edible Nuts 1 Alert Information Border Rejection EDIBLE NUTS NOTIFIED 2 Total Information Rejection Border Edible Nuts Notified % Alert Not. Peanuts Pistachios Hazelnuts Almonds Pistachio products Hazelnut products Peanut butter Peanut products Apricot kernels Walnuts Cashew 2 2 Total % Graph only represents the products with six or more total notifications Total RASFF Notifications for Edible Nuts EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 5

9 Total RASFF Notifications for Edible Nuts and Country of Origin Others 27% Peanuts (China) 21% 217 M ost Notified Edible Nuts. Number o f RASFF Notifications Hazelnuts (Azerbaijan) 4% Pistachios (Iran) 12% Peanuts (India) 4% Peanuts (Egypt) 6% Pistachios (Turkey) 6% Peanuts (Argentina) 6% Hazelnuts (Turkey) 7% Pistachios (USA) 7% P e a n u t s ( C h i n a ) P i s t a c h i o s ( I r a n ) P i s t a c h i o s ( U S A ) H a z e l n u t s ( T u r k e y ) P e a n u t s ( A r g e n t i n a ) 217 EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 6

10 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING EDIBLE NUTS Reasons for Notifying Edible Nuts Total Not. % Aflatoxins Missing/Improper documents* 3 7. Undeclared element Molds Ochratoxin A Salmonella Cyanide 4.9 Insects 3.7 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. Undeclared element 2% Missing/Improper documents 7% Reasons for Notifying Edible Nuts 1 Molds 2% Ochratoxin A 1% Others 3% Aflatoxins 85% 1 Graph only represents the products with six or more total notifications Main Reasons for Notifying Edible Nuts Total Not Aflatoxins Missing/improper documents* Undeclared element Insects Molds Salmonella Organoleptic characteristics Others Total * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. 217 EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 7

11 Germany Italy Spain UK France Belgium Greece Poland Bulgaria Portugal Cyprus Ireland Romania Slovakia Finland Lithuania Sweden NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % * Germany Total Nofifying Member States Italy Spain 44 1 UK France 27 6 Belgium Greece* 19 4 Poland Bulgaria 15 4 Portugal Cyprus 5 1 Ireland Romania 4 1 Slovakia Finland 3 1 Lithuania Sweden 3 1 Austria 2 2 Latvia 2 Norway 2 1 Croatia 1 Czech Republic 1 Denmark 1 Luxembourg 1 Malta 1 Slovenia 1 Switzerland 1 Total 427 * and Greece are important transit points. 217 EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 8

12 China Turkey Iran USA Argentina India Egypt Azerbaijan Bolivia Georgia Italy Spain Senegal UK NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % China Turkey Total Notified Countries of Origin Iran USA Argentina 28 7 India Egypt 24 6 Azerbaijan Bolivia 13 3 Georgia Italy 5 1 Spain Senegal UK 3 1 Brazil 2 3 France 2 Germany 2 2 Israel 2 Madagascar 2 Nicaragua 2 1 Nigeria 2 Unknown 2 Uzbekistan 2 Others* 1 2 Total 427 *Others represent countries with only one notification: Sudan, Chile, Estonia, Gambia, Luxemburg, Mali, Serbia, Syria, Ukraine and Vietnam. 1 Graph only represents the origin countries with more than two notifications. 217 EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 9

13 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS 216 Monthly Notifications Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2 1 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC EU-RASFF - EDIBLE NUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

14 PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % China Argentina Egypt India 18 9 Bolivia 13 7 USA 9 5 Brazil 2 1 Israel 2 1 Madagascar 2 1 Nicaragua 2 1 Nigeria 2 1 Senegal 2 1 Gambia 1 1 Mali 1 1 Sudan 1 1 Turkey 1 1 UK 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 Unknown 1 1 Total 2 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Spain UK Greece 13 7 Italy 11 6 France 1 5 Poland 1 5 Bulgaria 8 4 Belgium 5 3 Portugal 5 3 Germany 4 2 Romania 4 2 Slovakia 2 1 Sweden 2 1 Cyprus 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Malta 1 1 Norway 1 1 Total 2 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins Missing/Improper documents 11 6 Molds 7 4 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. 217 EU-RASFF - PEANUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 11

15 Missing/Improper documents 5% Reasons for Notifying Peanuts Molds 4% 25 2 Monthly Cumulative Notifications Aflatoxins 91% 5 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 216 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 China 57 76, Egypt 3 18, USA 3 15, Argentina , India 8 3, Bolivia ,198 Brazil 5 31, Ghana ,667 Madagascar ,476 South Africa 3 3, Israel 2 6, Nicaragua 2 18, Nigeria ,667 Turkey ,26 1 Total peanuts imports (inshell + shelled) in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 216 EU RASFF report. 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1). 217 EU-RASFF - PEANUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 12

16 PISTACHIOS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Iran 5 44 USA Turkey Spain 3 3 France 1 1 Germany 1 1 Luxembourg 1 1 Unknown 1 1 Total 113 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Germany Belgium Italy 11 1 France 1 9 Spain 5 4 Greece 4 4 UK 3 3 Bulgaria 2 2 Cyprus 2 2 Lithuania 2 2 Portugal 2 2 Austria 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Luxembourg 1 1 Poland 1 1 Switzerland 1 1 Total 113 Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 12 9 Ochratoxin A 6 5 Missing/Improper documents* 3 3 Salmonella 2 2 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. 217 EU-RASFF - PISTACHIOS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 13

17 Ochratoxin A 5% Reasons for Notifying Pistachios Missing/Improper documents 3% Salmonella 2% 12 1 Monthly Cumulative Notifications Aflatoxins 9% 4 2 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications 216 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE Iran 54 22, Turkey 31 2, ,162 USA 13 38, China Germany 1 17, Greece 1 2, JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1 Total pistachio imports (inshell + shelled) in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 216 EU RASFF report. 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1). 217 EU-RASFF - PISTACHIOS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 14

18 HAZELNUTS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey Azerbaijan 17 3 Georgia Total 57 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins Missing/Improper documents* 2 4 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Italy Germany 9 16 France 6 11 Bulgaria 5 9 Poland Belgium 2 4 Austria 1 2 Czech Republic 1 2 Greece 1 2 Norway 1 2 Slovakia 1 2 Slovenia 1 2 Spain 1 2 Sweden 1 2 Total EU-RASFF - HAZELNUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 15

19 Missing/Improper documents 4% Reasons for Notifying Hazelnuts 6 5 Monthly Cumulative Notifications Aflatoxins 96% 2 1 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Montly Notifications RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 Turkey 29 93, Georgia 12 2, Azerbaijan 5 7, Italy 2 24, UK 1 1, JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1 Total hazelnut imports (in-shell + shelled) in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 216 EU RASFF report. 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1). 217 EU-RASFF - HAZELNUTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 16

20 ALMONDS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % USA 8 53 Spain 2 13 Estonia 1 7 Germany 1 7 Syria 1 7 UK 1 7 Uzbekistan 1 7 Total 15 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 12 8 Undeclared element 2 13 Salmonella 1 7 Undeclared element 13% Reasons for Notifying Almonds Salmonella 7% NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Italy 6 4 Spain 3 2 Denmark 1 7 Finland 1 7 France 1 7 Germany 1 7 Slovakia 1 7 UK 1 7 Total 15 Aflatoxins 8% 217 EU-RASFF - ALMONDS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 17

21 Montly Notifications Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 4 2 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 216 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 USA 2 243, Spain 1 67, Total almonds imports (in-shell + shelled) in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 216 EU RASFF report. 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1). 217 EU-RASFF - ALMONDS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 18

22 PISTACHIO PRODUCTS 1 Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections The category of pistachio products includes pistachio confectionery (3), pistachio nougat (2), nougat with pistachios, pistachio biscuits, pistachio filled pastries, pistachio pastry, pistachio paste and chocolate coated pistachio. Reasons for Pistachio Products Aflatoxins 9% COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Iran 9 82 Turkey 1 9 Italy 1 9 Total 11 Missing/Improper documents 91% NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES 217 Montly Notifications Notifying Member States Total Not. % UK 1 91 Germany 1 9 Total REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Missing/Improper documents* 1 91 Aflatoxins 1 9 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 217 EU-RASFF PISTACHIO PRODUCTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 19

23 HAZELNUT PRODUCTS 1 Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections The category of hazelnut products includes hazelnut paste (6), hazelnut meal (2) and milk chocolate coated hazelnut dragees. COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Italy 4 44 Turkey 4 44 Georgia 1 11 Total 9 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Missing/Imprope r documents 11% Aflatoxins 22% Reasons for Notifying Hazelnut Products Salmonella 11% Undeclared element 56% Notifying Member States Total Not. % Germany 6 67 Belgium 1 11 Lithuania 1 11 UK 1 11 Total Montly Notifications 4 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Undeclared element 5 56 Aflatoxins 2 22 Missing/Improper documents* 1 11 Salmonella 1 11 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. 217 EU-RASFF HAZELNUT PRODUCTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2 2 2

24 PEANUT BUTTER Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections Missing/Improper documents 17% Reasons for Notifying Peanut Butter COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % USA 3 5 China Senegal 1 17 Total 6 Aflatoxins 83% NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Cyprus Finland 1 17 Spain 1 17 Total 6 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Montly Notifications 1 1 Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 5 83 Missing/Improper documents* 1 17 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. 217 EU-RASFF PEANUT BUTTER INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 21

25 PEANUT PRODUCTS 1 Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections The category of peanut products includes peanut balls (3), peanut masala, peanut pakoras and peanut chikki and ladoo. Missing/Improper documents 33% Reasons for Notifying Peanut Products COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % India 6 1 Total 6 Aflatoxins 67% NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Ireland 4 67 UK 2 33 Total Montly Notifications 4 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 4 67 Missing/Improper documents* 2 33 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC EU-RASFF PEANUT PRODUCTS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

26 APRICOT KERNELS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections WALNUTS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % China 1 25 UK 1 25 USA 1 25 Uzbekistan 1 25 Total 4 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Chile 1 25 France Serbia 1 25 Total 4 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Germany 1 25 Ireland 1 25 UK 2 5 Total 4 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Cyanide 4 1 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Croatia 1 25 Finland 1 25 Italy Total 4 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Insects 2 5 Aflatoxins 1 25 Undeclared element EU-RASFF - OTHERS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 23

27 CASHEWS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections 2 2 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % India 1 5 Vietnam 1 5 Total 2 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Greece 1 5 Poland 1 5 Total 2 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Insects 1 5 Salmonella EU-RASFF - OTHERS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 24

28 PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) FOR FEED GENERAL OVERVIEW REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 22 1 Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % India 7 32 Argentina 3 14 Egypt 3 14 USA 3 14 Senegal 2 9 Sudan 2 9 China 1 5 Tanzania 1 5 Total Montly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Cumulative Notifications NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % UK Bulgaria 1 5 Germany 1 5 Total JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 217 EU-RASFF - PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) FOR FEED INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 25

29 DRIED FRUITS GENERAL OVERVIEW DRIED FRUITS NOTIFIED Dried Fruits Notified Total Not. % Alerts Informations Border Rejections Dried figs Dried apricots Dried grapes Dates Dried cranberries Prunes Total % Total RASFF Notifications for Dried Fruits Alerts Information Border Rejections Dried figs Dried apricots Dried grapes Dates Dried cranberries Total RASFF Notifications for Dried Fruits Prunes EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 26

30 Total RASFF Notifications for Dried Fruits and Country of Origin Dried figs (Spain) 3% Others 9% 217 M ost Notified Dried Fruits. Number o f RASFF Notifications Dried grapes (Iran) 6% Dried grapes (Turkey) 8% Dried figs (Turkey) 47% D r i e d f i g s ( T u r k e y ) D r i e d a p r i c o t s ( T u r k e y ) D r i e d g r a p e s ( T u r k e y ) D r i e d g r a p e s ( I r a n ) D r i e d f i g s ( S p a i n ) Dried apricots (Turkey) 27% 217 EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 27

31 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED FRUITS Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins Sulphites Ochratoxin A 15 1 Insects 6 4 Missing/Improper documents* 6 4 Sorbic acid 1 1 Un substances 1 1 Undeclared element 1 1 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. Insects 4% Ochratoxin A 1% Sulphites 32% Reasons for Notifying Dried Fruits Missing/Improper documents 4% Sorbic acid 1% Un substances 1% Aflatoxins 48% Main Reasons for Notifying Dried Fruits Total Not Aflatoxins Sulphites Ochratoxin A Health certificate Insects Others Sorbic acid Moulds Total EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 28

32 France Denmark Germany Spain Bulgaria UK Italy Malta Greece Latvia Czech Republic Ireland Poland Slovakia Portugal Slovenia Switzerland NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % France Denmark 2 14 Germany Spain Bulgaria 1 7 UK 1 7 Italy 6 4 Malta 6 4 Greece 4 3 Latvia 4 3 Czech Republic 3 2 Ireland 3 2 Poland 3 2 Slovakia Portugal 2 1 Slovenia 2 1 Switzerland 2 1 Austria 1 1 Croatia 1 1 Cyprus 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Norway 1 1 Sweden 1 1 Total Total Notifying Member States 1 1 Graph only represents the notifying countries with more than one notification. 217 EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 29

33 Turkey Iran Spain Uzbekistan Tunisia Chile Egypt Ireland Italy Serbia UK NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Total Notified Countries of Origin Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey Iran 8 6 Spain 5 3 Uzbekistan 4 3 Tunisia 3 2 Chile 1 1 Egypt 1 1 Ireland 1 1 Italy 1 1 Serbia 1 1 UK 1 1 Total EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 3

34 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS 217 Montly Notifications Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 217 EU-RASFF - DRIED FRUITS INC - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 31

35 DRIED FIGS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey Spain 5 7 Italy 1 1 Tunisia 1 1 Total 75 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins Insects 3 4 Ochratoxin A 3 4 Missing/Improper documents* 1 1 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Denmark 2 27 France 15 2 Germany Spain 6 8 Italy 4 5 Czech Republic 2 3 Malta 2 3 Portugal 2 3 Slovenia 2 3 Switzerland 2 3 UK 2 3 Austria 1 1 Ireland Slovakia 1 1 Sweden 1 1 Total EU-RASFF DRIED FIGS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

36 Reasons for Notifying Dried Figs Insects 4% Ochratoxin A 4% Missing/Improper documents 1% Aflatoxins 91% Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 216 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 Turkey 54 45, Spain 3 5, Total dried figs imports in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest EU RASFF report. [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1) EU-RASFF DRIED FIGS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

37 DRIED APRICOTS Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Sulphites 4 1 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey Uzbekistan 1 3 Total 4 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Bulgaria 1 25 France 1 25 Spain 9 23 Greece 3 8 Malta 2 5 UK 2 5 Cyprus 1 3 Germany 1 3 Latvia Total RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 Turkey 3 33, Uzbekistan Greece Tunisia 1 NA Total dried apricots imports in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest 216 EU RASFF report. [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1) EU-RASFF DRIED APRICOTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

38 217 Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC EU-RASFF DRIED APRICOTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

39 DRIED GRAPES Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey Iran 8 32 Uzbekistan 3 12 Chile 1 4 UK 1 4 Total 25 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Ochratoxin A Sulphites 6 24 Missing/Improper documents* 5 2 Insects 1 4 Un substances 1 4 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % UK 6 24 Germany 3 12 Latvia 3 12 Poland 3 12 Malta 2 8 Croatia 1 4 Czech Republic 1 4 France 1 4 Ireland 1 4 Lithuania 1 4 Norway 1 4 Slovakia 1 4 Spain 1 4 Total EU-RASFF DRIED GRAPES INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 36

40 Reasons for Notifying Dried Grapes Insects 4% Un substances 4% 4 Monthly Cumulative Notifications Missing/Improper documents 2% Ochratoxin A 48% Sulphites 24% 5 JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 216 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS Notified Countries of Origin TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL NOT*1/ TOT IMP RATE 2 Uzbekistan 17 7, Iran 9 16, Turkey 4 198, Chile 2 19, South Africa 3 3, Afghanistan Australia 1 3, , Total dried grapes imports in 216 of the notified countries of origin specified in the 216 EU RASFF report. 2 Ratio between the [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of each country and the lowest [TOTAL NOT*1/TOT IMP] of all products (almonds from USA and Spain:.1). 217 EU-RASFF DRIED GRAPES INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 37

41 DATES Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Tunisia 2 67 Egypt 1 33 Total 3 NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Italy 2 67 Greece 1 33 Total 3 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED CRANBERRIES Total Notifications 1 Alert Notified Countries of Origin Ireland Notifying Member States Ireland Reasons for Notifying Undeclared element Month MAY PRUNES Total Notifications 1 Information Notified Countries of Origin Serbia Notifying Member States Slovakia Reasons for Notifying Sorbic acid Month JUN Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Insects 2 67 Aflatoxins EU-RASFF OTHERS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

42 MIXTURES GENERAL OVERVIEW Border Total Not. Alert Information Rejections COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Turkey 2 29 Belgium 1 14 India 1 14 Lebanon 1 14 Philippines 1 14 UK 1 14 Total 7 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 3 43 Undeclared element 2 29 Missing/Improper documents* 1 14 Un substances 1 14 * The missing/improper documents reason groups other reasons such as improper/absence of health certificate, certified analytical report and Common Entry Document (CED), and attempt to illegally import. Reasons for Notifying Mixtures in 217 Un substances 14% NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES Notifying Member States Total Not. % Sweden 2 29 UK 2 29 Belgium 1 14 Denmark 1 14 Germany 1 14 Total 7 Missing/Improper documents 14% Undeclared element 29% Aflatoxins 43% EU-RASFF MIXTURES INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

43 217 Monthly Notifications Monthly Cumulative Notifications JAN FEB MAR ABR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC EU-RASFF MIXTURES INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

44 217 UNITED STATES IMPORT BORDER REJECTIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS USA INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

45 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 43 EDIBLE NUTS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 44 PEANUTS 48 PISTACHIOS 49 OTHERS 5 DRIED FRUITS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 53 DATES 57 DRIED GRAPES 58 PRUNES 59 DRIED FIGS 6 DRIED APRICOTS 61 DRIED CRANBERRIES USA INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

46 INTRODUCTION 1. United States Import Refusal Report To ensure the safety of imported foods and related products, the USA Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) authorizes the Food and Drug Administration FDA to detain a regulated product that appears to be out of compliance with the Act. The FDA district office will then issue a "Notice of FDA Action" specifying the nature of the violation to the owner or consignee. The owner or consignee is entitled to an informal hearing in order to provide testimony regarding the admissibility of the product. If the owner fails to submit evidence that the product is in compliance or fails to submit a plan to bring the product into compliance, FDA will issue another "Notice of FDA Action" refusing admission to the product. The product then has to be exported or destroyed within 9 days. The IRR reports on those products for which a determination was to refuse admission to part or all of the product offered for importation. The IRR is generated from data collected by FDA's Operational and Administrative System for Import Support (OASIS) and is updated monthly. Each month, the IRR is available sorted by country/area and by product based on the industry code which is the first two characters of FDA's product code (e.g., all fishery/seafood products will be coded 16...). FDA has prepared this information in an effort to provide the public with information on products that have been found to appear in violation of the Act. The cases of violation of Food Sanitation Law that are Found on the Occasion of Import Notification are available on: refusals/ 2. INC Report This report collects and classifies all 217 United States notifications for nuts and dried fruits published in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Home Page regarding product, country of origin and type of notification. 3. Abstract In the United States, notifications for edible nuts decreased, for a third year in a row, about 23% in comparison with the previous year (from 49 to 38 not.). As in 216, the edible nut with the higher number of notifications was the peanut (13 not.). Misbranding (3% of total) was the main reason for notifying edible nuts, followed by aflatoxins (27%) and filthy (18%). On the contrary, dried fruits also showed a upward trend in the number of notifications, reaching 25% more than in 216. Date was the dried fruit most notified (37 not.) followed by dried grapes (23 not.) and prunes (17 not). Filthy (35%), misbranding (19%) and pesticide (16%) were the main reasons for notifying dried fruit. All notifications are collected in the Appendix (page 124) USA INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

47 EDIBLE NUTS GENERAL OVERVIEW EDIBLE NUTS NOTIFIED Edible Nuts Notified Total Not. % Peanuts Pistachios 9 24 Almonds 3 8 Cashews 3 8 Mixture 2 5 Peanut butter 2 5 Peanut products 2 5 Almond products 1 3 Macadamia 1 3 Pine nuts 1 3 Walnuts 1 3 Total Total Notifications for Edible Nuts 1 Peanuts Pistachios Almonds Cashews Mixture Peanut butter 96 1 Graph only represents the products with two or more total notifications Total Notifications for Edible Nuts Peanut products USA EDIBLE NUTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

48 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING EDIBLE NUTS Total Notifications for Edible Nuts and Country of Origin Pistachios (USA) 11% Peanuts (Indonesia) 11% Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Misbranding 13 3 Aflatoxins Filthy 8 18 Salmonella 5 11 Unsafe colorant 5 11 Pesticide 1 2 Total* 44 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of edible nuts since edible nuts may have been notified due to more than one reason. Others 5% Peanuts (China) 8% Reasons for Notifiying Edible Nuts Unsafe colorant 11% Pesticide 2% Almonds (USA) 5% Salmonella 12% Misbranding 3% Pistachios (Mexico) 5% Cashews (Vietnam) 5% Peanuts (Mexico) 5% Filthy 18% Aflatoxins 27% USA EDIBLE NUTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

49 USA India Indonesia Mexico China Canada UAE Vietnam NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Total Notified Countries of Origin 1 Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % 1 USA 9 24 India 4 11 Indonesia Mexico 4 11 China 3 8 Canada UAE 2 5 Vietnam Afghanistan Brazil 1 3 Cameroon Ghana Kenya 1 3 Nigeria Philippines 1 3 Turkey 1 3 Total 38 1 Graph only represents the countries with two or more total notifications USA EDIBLE NUTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

50 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS Months Total Not. JAN 1 FEB 4 MAR 2 APR 2 MAY 2 JUN 7 JUL 2 AUG 1 SEP 5 OCT 6 NOV 3 DEC 3 Total Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC USA EDIBLE NUTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

51 PEANUTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Indonesia 4 31 China 3 23 Mexico 2 15 Cameroon 1 8 India 1 8 Nigeria 1 8 USA 1 8 Total Monthly Notifications REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 6 4 Misbranding 6 4 Filthy 2 13 Unsafe colorant 1 7 Total* 2 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of peanuts since peanuts may have been notified due to more than one reason. Filthy 13% Reasons for Notifying Peanuts Unsafe colorant 7% 3 3 Aflatoxins 4% JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Misbranding 4% USA PEANUTS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

52 PISTACHIOS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % USA 4 44 Mexico 2 22 Canada 1 11 Turkey 1 11 UAE 1 11 Total 9 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Filthy 3 28 Salmonella 3 27 Aflatoxins 2 18 Misbranding 2 18 Unsafe colorant 1 9 Total Monthly Notifications Reasons for Notifying Pistachios Unsafe colorant 9% 3 3 Filthy 28% 2 2 Misbranding 18% JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Aflatoxins 18% Salmonella 27% 217 USA PISTACHIOS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council 49

53 ALMONDS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % USA 2 67 Canada 1 33 Total 3 CASHEWS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Vietnam 2 67 India 1 33 Total 3 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Filthy 2 67 Misbranding 1 33 Total 3 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Pesticide 1 33 Salmonella 1 33 Unsafe colorant 1 33 Total USA OTHERS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

54 MIXTURE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % India 1 5 UAE 1 5 Total 2 PEANUT BUTTER COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % India 1 5 UAE 1 5 Total 2 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Misbranding 1 33 Unsafe colorant 2 67 Total* 3 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of mixture since mixture may have been notified due to more than one reason. REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Aflatoxins 1 5 Misbranding 1 5 Total USA OTHERS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

55 PEANUT PRODUCTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN ALMOND PRODUCTS Total Notifications 1 Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Brazil 1 5 India 1 5 Total 2 Notified Countries of Origin Reasons for Notifying MACADAMIAS USA Aflatoxins REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Total Notifications 1 Notified Countries of Origin Kenya Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Reasons for Notifying Salmonella Aflatoxins 1 33 Misbranding 2 67 Total* 3 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of peanuts products since peanuts products may have been notified due to more than one reason. PINE NUTS Total Notifications 1 Notified Countries of Origin Reasons for Notifying Afghanistan Aflatoxins WALNUTS Total Notifications 1 Notified Countries of Origin Reasons for Notifying USA Filthy USA OTHERS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

56 DRIED FRUITS GENERAL OVERVIEW DRIED FRUITS NOTIFIED Dried Fruits Notified Total Not. % Dates Dried grapes Prunes Dried figs Dried apricots 1 1 Dried cranberries 1 1 Total USA Notifications for Dried Fruits Dates Dried grapes Prunes Dried figs Dried apricots Dried cranberries Total Notifications for Dried Fruits USA DRIED FRUITS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

57 Others 33% Total Notifications for Dried Fruits and Country of Origin Dates (China) 14% Dried figs (Turkey) 1% Dried grapes (India) 7% REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED FRUITS Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Filthy Misbranding Pesticide Unsafe colorant 2 14 Unsafe additive 9 6 Cyclamate 5 4 Dulcin 4 3 Insanitary conditions 1 1 Lead 1 1 Poisonous 1 1 Sulphites 1 1 Total* 141 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of dried fruits since dried fruits may have been notified due to more than one reason. Dried figs (China) 4% Dates (Israel) 4% Dried grapes (Mexico) 5% Prunes (China) 5% Dried apricots (Turkey) 5% Prunes (Taiwan) 6% Dates (Saudi Arabia) 7% Unsafe additive 7% Unsafe colorant 14% Reasons for Notifying Dried Fruits Others 9% Filthy 35% Pesticide 16% Misbranding 19% USA DRIED FRUITS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

58 China Turkey Saudi Arabia Mexico Taiwan Afghanistan Iran India Israel Algeria Pakistan Tunisia Uzbekistan NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % Total Notified Countries of Origin 1 China Turkey Saudi Arabia 7 7 Mexico Taiwan 6 6 Afghanistan 5 5 Iran India 4 4 Israel Algeria 2 2 Pakistan 2 2 Tunisia Uzbekistan 2 2 Fiji Jordan 1 1 Korea 1 1 Singapore Syria 1 1 Tajikistan 1 1 UAE 1 1 USA 1 1 Total 14 1 Graph only represents the countries with two or more total notifications USA DRIED FRUITS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

59 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS Months Total Not. JAN 8 FEB 7 MAR 12 APR 14 MAY 9 JUN 6 JUL 9 AUG 14 SEP 1 OCT 8 NOV 3 DEC 4 Total Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC USA DRIED FRUITS INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

60 DATES COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Notified Countries of Origin Total Not. % China Saudi Arabia 7 19 Israel 4 11 Algeria 2 5 Iran 2 5 Tunisia 2 5 India 1 3 Korea 1 3 Mexico 1 3 UAE 1 3 USA 1 3 Total 37 REASONS FOR NOTIFYING Reasons for Notifying Total Not. % Filthy Misbranding 6 13 Pesticide 6 13 Unsafe colorant 5 11 Cyclamate 1 2 Dulcin 1 2 Total* 45 *The total does not correspond with the total notifications of dates since dates may have been notified due to more than one reason. Unsafe colorant 11% Reasons for Notifying Dates Others 5% 217 Monthly Notifications JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Pesticide 13% Misbranding 13% Filthy 58% USA DATES INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council