Highlights: Highlights concerning Spices - mixtures/blends 02/Jan/2019 A 10 year study by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene looked at 1496 samples of over 50 spices from 41 countries. Of those samples over 50% were found to contain detectable lead, and more than 30% had lead concentrations greater than 2 ppm. Spices purchased abroad were found to have a higher lead content, with the highest concentrations being found in spices purchased from Georgia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Morocco. Presence of lead in spices Highlights concerning Meat and meat products (excluding poultry) 03/Jan/2019 In the last quarter of 2018 four RASFF alerts Horse meat with were received concerning horse meat from tampered passports the United Kingdom found to have poor traceability records (tampered passports). Highlights concerning Seafood 03/Jan/2019 A RASFF alert has been released regarding a Norovirus outbreak norovirus outbreak in the UK linked to live linked to oysters oysters from Ireland
Page 2 of 9 Highlights concerning Beverages 07/Jan/2019 An emerging issue has been picked up by HorizonScan following the release of a RASFF report and several recalls and alerts from individual countries for undeclared sulphites in concentrated lemon juice from Italy which has been distributed to the following 30 countries; Albania, Austria Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States. Undeclared sulphites in concentrated lemon juice Highlights concerning Products of animal origin (other) 07/Jan/2019 Doubts have been raised over the purity of natural honey in India following the independent testing of 10 well know brands by Consumer Voice. Only one brand was found to contain added sugars (C4 sugars) at levels within the new standards set out by the Food Safety and standards Authority of India, 7%. One brand was found to contain 12.27% of C4 sugars and the other 8 brands did not show the existence of proteins on the basis of which C4 sugars can be detected which signifies the honey may not be pure. Questions raised over purity of honey on Indian market Highlights concerning Oils and fats 07/Jan/2019 A study carried out by Consumer Voice in Adulteration in Indian oils India has raised concerns over the adulteration of oils in the country. Adulteration was found in 8 major varieties of oil, namely mustard, sesame, coconut, sunflower, palmolein, soybean, groundnut and cottonseed oil. Coconut oil was found to be the most adulterated with 85% of samples found
Page 3 of 9 to be adulterated, closely followed by cottonseed oil (74.07% adulterated), sesame oil (74% adulterated) and mustard oil (71.77% adulterated). Issues: Issues concerning Almonds including ground almonds 08/Jan/2019 Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 15.7; Tot. = Australia 24 µg/kg - ppb) in almond kernels from Australia, via Vietnam not yet 26/Dec/2018 Japan Aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 22 μg/kg (B1:19.3, B2:2.3 ) detected in almonds United States Toyota Tsusho America Inc, Triport Road, Georgetown, KY Issues concerning Apricots - dried 02/Jan/2019 Germany too high content of sulphite Turkey (2206 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey not yet 07/Jan/2019 Japan Violation of standard of use - sulphur dioxide (3.1 g/kg) detected in dried apricots Uzbekistan LLC Sunny Fruit Production Issues concerning Beans with pods (yard long, asparagus, valor, papri, ethnic) 20/Dec/2018 The Czech Republic Clofentezine (MRL exceedance) detected in fresh beans with pods Morocco not
Page 4 of 9 Issues concerning Canned foods - meals 07/Jan/2019 France sulphite, egg and milk ingredient France undeclared on canned Piedmontese tuna salad from France not yet 04/Jan/2019 Belgium Recall of canned spaghetti Unknown bolognese due to undeclared origin egg Colruyt Issues concerning Cauliflower 04/Jan/2019 The Czech Republic Flonicamid, methomyl and Poland tebuconazole (MRL exceed- ances) detected in fresh cauliflower unknown Issues concerning Chilli peppers - fresh or dried 07/Jan/2019 United Kingdom unauthorised substance India monocrotophos (0.29 mg/kg - ppm) in chillies from India not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - fish meal 03/Jan/2019 Greece Salmonella enterica ser. Istanbul Mauritania not yet (in 1 out of 5 samples <10 CFU/g) in fish meal from Mauritania
Page 5 of 9 Issues concerning Feed materials - rapeseed & meal 08/Jan/2019 Finland Salmonella enterica ser. Germany Tennessee (presence /250g) in rapeseed meal from Germany not yet Issues concerning Feed materials - soy beans & meal 08/Jan/2019 Austria Salmonella enterica ser. Senftenberg Italy (presence /25g) in soybean meal from Italy not yet 08/Jan/2019 Finland Salmonella enterica ser. Kazakhstan not yet Typhimurium (presence /25g) in organic soy expeller from Kazakhstan, via The Russian Federation 08/Jan/2019 Finland Salmonella enterica ser. Münster (presence /25g) in rapeseed meal from The Russian Federation The Russian not yet Federation Issues concerning Feed materials - sunflower seed & meal 04/Jan/2019 Germany Salmonella (presence /25g) Austria in organic sunflower cakes from Austria not yet Issues concerning Flour (all cereals except maize) 28/Dec/2018 Greece Recall of wheat flour due to Greece presence of undeclared soy Loulis Mills S.A., Sourpi, Magnesia, Greece
Page 6 of 9 04/Jan/2019 Slovenia Recall of rye flour due to Slovenia presence of zearalenone and ergot alkaloids Krejan-Levac doo Issues concerning Garlic, fresh, powder and paste 26/Dec/2018 Japan Procymidone detected (0.20 ppm) in fresh garlic shoots Laiwu Ever Green Food Co Ltd, Beishegou Village, Xinzhuang Town, Gangcheng, Laiwu, Laiwu, Shandong, Issues concerning Gluten-free products 25/Dec/2018 Israel Recall of gluten free pasta Italy due to possible presence of undeclared peanuts Barilla Alimentare Dolciaria Spa, Viale R.Barilla 3/A, Parma, PR Italy 04/Jan/2019 United Kingdom Recall of gluten-free flapjack United products due to undeclared Kingdom gluten Sogud Ltd, 1, Maxim Building, Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral ML1 4WR, 2 Parklands Way, Motherwell ML1 4WR Issues concerning Meat, minced, ground - bovine (beef, veal, cow) 27/Dec/2018 Canada Recall of ground beef and Canada chopped veal due to possible presence of pieces of metal. Super C Shawinigan Royal, 3283 Royal Boulevard, Shawinigan, Canada
Page 7 of 9 07/Jan/2019 New Zealand Recall of minced beef due to New Zea- Pak 'nsave, Cam- presence of small plastic land eron Road, Tau- pieces ranga, New Zealand Issues concerning Milk products - butter and ghee 26/Dec/2018 United States Coliform bacteria detected in France butter La Coopérative laitière de la Sèvre Issues concerning Milk products - cheese 04/Jan/2019 The Czech Republic Listeria monocytogenes may The Czech be present in cheese threads Republic not 04/Jan/2019 The Czech Re- Goat cheese has less dry The Net- Bouter public matter and less fat than herlands on the packaging 20/Dec/2018 The Czech Re- Gouda cheese has less dry The Net- Bouter public matter than on the herlands packaging 21/Dec/2018 The Czech Re- Mould and signs of spoilage Unknown not public on Gouda cheese origin 04/Dec/2018 Colombia Mozzarella cheese found to Unknown not have fraudulent product origin packaging Issues concerning Milk products - milk powder 26/Dec/2018 Japan High live bacteria count Vietnam (40,000/g) in cacao milk powder Cacaoken Vietnam Trading Production Limited
Page 8 of 9 Issues concerning Olive oil (excluding infused oils) 20/Dec/2018 The Czech Republic Olive oil incorrectly labelled Spain as extra virgin olive oil Fabio Produkt spol sro, Holín 92, 506 01 Jičín Issues concerning Olives (table consumption) 07/Jan/2019 France sulphite (28.7 mg/kg - ppm) France undeclared in green olive jar from France not yet Issues concerning Other articles 02/Jan/2019 Lithuania deterioration of organoleptic characteristics of food in contact with drinking bottle from, via Denmark not yet 04/Jan/2019 Italy migration of nickel (0.8 mg/kg - ppm) from steel microwave's grills from not yet 02/Jan/2019 Germany migration of formaldehyde not yet (141.2 mg/kg - ppm) from melamine tableware from 02/Jan/2019 Germany migration of formaldehyde not yet (172,5 mg/kg - ppm) from kitchenware from
Page 9 of 9 Issues concerning Paprika and chilli powder 04/Jan/2019 Belgium unauthorised colours Sudan Turkey 1 (1142 µg/kg - ppb) and Sudan 4 (330 µg/kg - ppb) in sweet red pepper powder from Turkey not yet Issues concerning Pasta and noodles 03/Jan/2019 Italy unauthorised use of colour E The Philippines 102 - tartrazine in instant noodles from The Philippines not yet 04/Jan/2019 The Czech Re- Undeclared soy may be pre- Vietnam not public sent in instant noodles Issues concerning Peppers (sweet or bell) - fresh or dried 04/Jan/2019 The Czech Republic Ethephon (MRL exceedance) Hungary detected in fresh red pep- pers not Issues concerning Spice mixtures/other spices, curry powder 20/Dec/2018 United States Recall of Suya khebab pepper Ghana due to possible presence of undeclared peanuts Eden Wholesale LLC, 552 Casanova Street, Bronx, NY 10474 Editor: Carina Hagmann (cah) Direct telephone: +45 3339 4434 Source: HorizonScan E-mail address: cah@lf.dk