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EU-RASFF 1 USA 40 JAPAN 62 AUSTRALIA 76


2015 EU RASFF

NOTIFICATIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS


TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2

EDIBLE NUTS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 5

PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) 10

PISTACHIOS 12

HAZELNUTS 14

ALMONDS 16

PEANUT BUTTER 18

OTHERS 19

PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) FEED 24

DRIED FRUITS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 25

DRIED FIGS 30

DRIED APRICOTS 32

DRIED GRAPES 34

DATES 36

PRUNES 38

OTHERS 39

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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 2015 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 2010-2015 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 2014 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 2015.

2. The Legal Basis The legal basis of the RASFF is Regulation (EC) Nº 178/2002, published in the European Official Journal L.31 of 1 February 2002. Article 50 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 50.3 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 on the market 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 on the market or the eventual use of food or feed on account of a serious risk to human health requiring rapid action.

- Any rejection 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° 16/2011 lays down implementing rules for the RASFF. It entered into force on 31 January 2011. 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 rejection notifications). 3. Members The RASFF list of members includes the 27 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 rejections. According to the seriousness of the risks identified and the distribution of the product on the market, 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 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 on the market 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 rejection 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

rejections 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 2015, the number of notifications for nuts issued by the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) increased by 43% from 2014, from 256 to 365 notifications. The main reasons for notifying nuts were the presence aflatoxins with 303 notifications (83% of total notifications for nuts), followed by improper health certificates with 29 notifications and insects with 9 notifications. The most notified products were peanuts, with 171 notifications, followed by pistachios (104 notifications) and hazelnuts (37 notifications). With regard to dried fruits, the notifications remained broadly stable, a total of 121 notifications were registered in 2015 compared with 115 notifications registered in 2014. As in the case of edible nuts, aflatoxins were the main reason for notifying, reaching a total of 47 notifications (39% of total notifications for dried fruits), followed by sulphites with 33 notifications and ochratoxin A with 19 notifications. Dried figs, with 62 notifications, and dried apricots with 33 notifications, were the most notified products.

All notifications are collected in the Appendix (Page 86).


2015 MYCOTOXIN NOTIFICATIONS · SUMMARY FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS

PEANUTS PISTACHIOS DRIED FIGS

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FEED OTH

TOT % CHI BRZ EGY IND ARG USA OTH IRA USA TK OTH TK SP TK GEO AZE TK AUS USA OTH BRA GAM

ITALY 54 15 6 6 1 8 6 2 15 4 2 1 1 1 1

GERMANY 52 14 3 2 2 9 3 6 17 1 4 1 4

NL* 38 10 9 6 3 7 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1

UK 37 10 17 2 1 1 3 6 6 1

SPAIN 35 10 20 7 5 1 1 1

BELGIUM 34 9 2 1 3 16 7 1 2 1 1

FRANCE 32 9 6 1 8 2 11 1 2 1

GREECE 19 5 10 2 4 1 1 1

BULGARIA 16 4 3 1 1 2 2 6 1

CYPRUS 10 3 6 1 1 2

POLAND 10 3 2 3 2 1 2

AUSTRIA 6 2 1 1 1 2 1

PORTUGAL 6 2 4 1 1

DENMARK 3 1 1 1 1

SLOVENIA 3 1 3

LITHUANIA 2 1 1 1

ROMANIA 2 1 2

SWEDEN 2 1 2

CROATIA 1 0 1

CZECH REP. 1 0 1

LUX 1 0 1

SLOVAKIA 1 0 1

TOT MYC NOT. 365 92 11 11 8 7 4 10 51 29 16 3 54 3 24 3 1 2 2 2 3 6 6 17

% 25 3 3 2 2 1 3 14 8 4 1 15 1 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 5

TOT MYC 2015 365 143 99 57 28 9 12 17

TOT MYC 2014 225 101 83 4 13 13 11

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EDIBLE NUTS GENERAL OVERVIEW

EDIBLE NUTS NOTIFIED

TOTAL NOT.

% ALERT INFOR-MATION

BORDER REJECTION

PEANUTS 171 46.85 9 5 157

PISTACHIOS 104 28.49 9 3 92

HAZELNUTS 37 10.14 2 5 30

PEANUTS (FEED) 14 3.84 14

ALMONDS 11 3.01 2 1 8

PEANUT BUTTER 6 1.64 2 4

WALNUTS 2 0.55 1 1

PINE NUTS 2 0.55 1 1

APRICOT KERNELS 2 0.55 2

MIXTURES 2 0.55 1 1

NUTS 2 0.55 2

PISTACHIO PASTE 2 0.55 2

BRAZIL NUTS 1 0.27 1

BITTER ALMONDS 1 0.27 1

CASHEW PASTE 1 0.27 1

NUT CRACKER 1 0.27 1

PEANUT CRACKER 1 0.27 1

PEANUT CANDY 1 0.27 1

PEANUT CHIPS 1 0.27 1

HAZELNUT BUTTER 1 0.27 1

HAZELNUT PASTE 1 0.27 1

HAZELNUT SNACK 1 0.27 1

TOTAL 365 29 17 319

% 7.95 4.66 87.40

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REASONS FOR NOTIFYING EDIBLE NUTS

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 303 83.01

IMPROPER HEALTH CERTIFICATE 29 7.95

INSECTS 9 2.47

MOULDS 7 1.92

SALMONELLA 3 0.82

UNDECLARED ELEMENT 3 0.82

SULPHITE 2 0.55

MISSING IMPORT DECLARATION 2 0.55

ABSECENCE OF CED* 2 0.55

DEAD MOUSE 1 0.27

MICROB. CONTAMINATION 1 0.27

MITES 1 0.27

COLIFORMS & ENTOROBACTERIACEAE 1 0.27

OCHRATOXIN A 1 0.27

*Common Entry Document

2Graph only represents the products with more than three of total notifications.

PEANUTS (CHINA)

31%

PISTACHIOS (IRAN)15%

PISTACHIOS (USA)

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HAZELNUTS (TURKEY)

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PISTACHIOS (TURKEY)

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PEANUTS (EGYPT)

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PEANUTS (INDIA)

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PEANUTS (BRAZIL)

3%

OTHERS20%

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AFLATOXINS83%

IMPROPER HEALTH CERTIFICATE

8%

INSECTS2%

MOULDS2% OTHERS

5%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING EDIBLE NUTS IN 20152


NOTIFIYING MEMBER STATES

TOTAL NOT. %

UK 54 14.75

SPAIN 43 11.75

ITALY 42 11.48

NETHERLANDS* 39 10.66

GERMANY 34 9.29

BELGIUM 34 9.29

FRANCE 21 5.74

GREECE* 20 5.46

BULGARIA 16 4.37

POLAND 9 2.46

CYPRUS 9 2.46

SLOVENIA 9 2.46

DENMARK 6 1.64

SLOVAKIA 6 1.64

AUSTRIA 6 1.64

PORTUGAL 5 1.37

ROMANIA 4 1.09

SWEDEN 4 1.09

LITHUANIA 1 0.27

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0.27

FINLAND 1 0.27

CROATIA 1 0.27

LUXEMBOURG 1 0.27

TOTAL 366

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MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS

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JAN 22

FEB 44

MAR 41

APR 37

MAY 30

JUN 33

JUL 25

AUG 33

SEP 22

OCT 26

NOV 22

DEC 30

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AFLATOXINS 404 294 189 210 218 303

HEALTH CERTIFICATE 14 19 15 23 17 29

FOREIGN BODIES 6 19 6 7 3 10

MOULDS 4 1 8 4 3 7

SALMONELLA 11 2 7 2 2 3

OTHERS 15 48 16 5 13 13

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PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS)

TOTAL NOT. ALERT INFORMATION BORDER REJECTIONS

171 9 5 157

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 106 61.99

EGYPT 17 9.94

INDIA 12 7.02

BRAZIL 11 6.43

ARGENTINA 8 4.68

USA 4 2.34

GHANA 3 1.75

BOLIVIA 2 1.17

MADAGASCAR 2 1.17

SOUTH AFRICA 2 1.17

GAMBIA 1 0.58

CAMEROON 1 0.58

GREECE 1 0.58

TAIWAN 1 0.58

TOTAL 171

NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES


TOTAL NOT. %

SPAIN 32 18.71

NETHERLANDS 29 16.96

UK 26 15.20

GREECE 13 7.60

ITALY 13 7.60

CYPRUS 7 4.09

FRANCE 7 4.09

GERMANY 7 4.09

SLOVENIA 7 4.09

BELGIUM 6 3.51

BULGARIA 6 3.51

POLAND 5 2.92

PORTUGAL 4 2.34

SLOVAKIA 4 2.34

ROMANIA 2 1.17

SWEDEN 2 1.17

LITHUANIA 1 0.58

TOTAL 171





20 11.70

INSECTS 5 2.92

MOULDS 2 1.17

MITES 1 0.58

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1 Total peantus imports (in-shell + shelled) in 2014 of the RASFF member countries from

the specified country.

2014 RATE NOTIFICATIONS/IMPORTS


TOTAL NOT. TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL

NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

CHINA 45 45,645 0.99 49

EGYPT 15 5,763 2.60 130

INDIA 15 4,733 3.17 158

BRAZIL 14 36,966 0.38 19

USA 6 138,227 0.04 2

GAMBIA 3 167,724 0.02 1

GHANA 2 NA --- ---

ARGENTINA 2 121,543 0.02 1

MAURITIUS 1 2 406.50 20325

NICARAGUA 1 27,327 0.04 2

POLAND 1 508 1.97 98

SOUTH AFRICA 1 2,984 0.34 17

UGANDA 1 NA --- ---

SUDAN 1 NA --- ---

2 Ratio between the lowest TOTAL NOT*1000/TOT IMP of all products (Gambia peanuts,

Argentina peanuts, and Spain almonds: 0.02) and the not/1000 of each country.

AFLATOXINS84%

IMPROPER HEALTH

CERTIFICATE12%

INSECTS3%

MOULDS1% MITES

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PISTACHIOS


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COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

IRAN 52 50.00

USA 30 28.85

TURKEY 19 18.27

AFGANISTAN 1 0.96

JORDAN 1 0.96

LEBANON 1 0.96

TOTAL 104



TOTAL NOT. %

BELGIUM 25 24.04

GERMANY 18 17.31

ITALY 16 15.38

FRANCE 10 9.62

SPAIN 7 6.73

NETHERLANDS 6 5.77

GREECE 5 4.81

BULGARIA 4 3.85

AUSTRIA 3 2.88

UK 3 2.88

POLAND 2 1.92

ROMANIA 2 1.92

CYPRUS 1 0.96

LUXEMBOURG 1 0.96

SLOVENIA 1 0.96

TOTAL 104





1 0.96

OCHRATOXIN A 1 0.96

SALMONELLA 1 0.96

MISSING IMPORT DECLARATION

1 0.96

AFLATOXINS96%

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CERTIFICATE1%

OCHRATOXIN A1%

SALMONELLA1% MISSING IMPORT

DECLARATION1%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING PISTACHIOS IN 2015

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NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

IRAN 46 13,202 3.48 174

TURKEY 20 808 24.75 1,238

USA 16 50,701 0.32 16

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AFGHANISTAN 2 NA --- ---

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HAZELNUTS


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TOTAL NOT. %

TURKEY 29 78.38

GEORGIA 4 10.81

SWEDEN 3 8.11

AZERBAIJAN 1 2.70

TOTAL 37



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 7 18.92

BULGARIA 6 16.22

UK 6 16.22

DENMARK 4 10.81

GERMANY 4 10.81

AUSTRIA 2 5.41

FRANCE 2 5.41

GREECE 2 5.41

SLOVAKIA 2 5.41

FINLAND 1 2.70

NETHERLANDS 1 2.70

TOTAL 37



AFLATOXINS 29 78.38

MOULDS 4 10.81


2 5.41

ABSENCE OF CED* 1 2.70

SALMONELLA 1 2.70

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AFLATOXINS78%

MOULDS11%


5%

ABSENCE OF CED3%

SALMONELLA3%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING IN HAZELNUTS IN 2015

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1 Total hazelnut imports (in-shell + shelled) in 2014 of the RASFF member countries from





NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

TURKEY 13 107,228 0.12 6

GEORGIA 1 14,245 0.07 4

GERMANY 1 5,088 0.20 10

ITALY 1 16,744 0.06 3

NETHERLANDS 1 3,182 0.31 16



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ALMONDS

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

USA 4 36.36

AUSTRALIA 2 18.18

TURKEY 2 18.18

AFGANISTAN 1 9.09

NETHERLANDS 1 9.09

SPAIN 1 9.09

TOTAL 11



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 2 18.18

POLAND 2 18.18

SPAIN 2 18.18

AUSTRIA 1 9.09

BELGIUM 1 9.09

GERMANY 1 9.09

NETHERLANDS 1 9.09

PORTUGAL 1 9.09

TOTAL 11



AFLATOXINS 9 81.82

INSECTS 2 18.18

AFLATOXINS82%

INSECTS18%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING ALMONDS IN 2015

TOTAL NOT. ALERTS INFORMATION BORDER REJECTIONS

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1 Total almonds imports (in-shell + shelled) in 2014 of the RASFF member countries from





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USA 8 237,018 0.03 2

AUSTRALIA 7 19,512 0.36 18


GERMANY 1 12,212 0.08 4

POLAND 1 603 1.66 83

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PEANUT BUTTER


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TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 3 50.00

INDIA 1 16.67

NETHERLANDS 2 33.33

TOTAL 6



TOTAL NOT. %

UK 2 33.33

CROATIA 1 16.67

CYPRUS 1 16.67

DENMARK 1 16.67

NETHERLANDS 1 16.67

TOTAL 6



AFLATOXINS 2 33.33


DEAD MOUSE 1 16.67

UNDECLARED ELEMENT 1 16.67

AFLATOXINS33%


33%

DEAD MOUSE17%

UNDECLARED ELEMENT17%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING PEANUT BUTTER IN 2015

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WALNUTS


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TOTAL NOT. %

GERMANY 1 50

USA 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 1 50

GERMANY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 1 50

SULPHITE 1 50

PINE NUTS


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TOTAL NOT. %

PAKISTAN 1 50

TURKEY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 1 50

GERMANY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

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SALMONELLA 1 50


APRICOT KERNELS


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CHINA 1 50

TURKEY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 2 100

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXIN 1 50

SULPHITE 1 50

MIXTURES


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GREECE 1 50

TURKEY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

DENMARK 1 50

UK 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

INSECTS 1 50

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NUTS


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TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 1 50

TURKEY 1 50

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

GERMANY 1 50

SPAIN 1 50

TOTAL 2



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TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 2 100

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 50

SLOVENIA 1 50

TOTAL 2



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AFLATOXINS 1 50

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MONTH OCT

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PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) FOR FEED

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COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

NOTIFIED COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN TOTAL NOT. %

BRAZIL 6 42.86

GAMBIA 6 42.86

CHINA 2 14.29

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UK 12 14.29

SWEDEN 2 85.71

TOTAL 14



AFLATOXINS 12 85.71

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION

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MOULDS7%

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DRIED FRUITS GENERAL OVERVIEW

DRIED FRUITS NOTIFIED

TYPE OF DRIED FRUIT

TOTAL NOT.

% ALERTS INFOR-MATION

BORDER REJECTION

DRIED FIGS 62 51.24 6 9 47

DRIED APRICOTS

33 27.27 2 5 26

DRIED GRAPES

14 11.57 5 3 6

DATES 7 5.79 1 5 1

PRUNES 4 3.31 1 3

DRIED FIG JAM

1 0.83 1

TOTAL 121 15 25 81

% 12.40 20.66 66.94

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AFLATOXINS 47 38.52

SULPHITES 33 27.05

OCHRATOXIN A 19 15.57

INSECTS 8 6.56

E 200 SORBIC ACID 3 2.46

PESTICIDES 3 2.46


FOREING BODY 2 1.64

MOULDS 1 0.82

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS 1 0.82

UNAUTHORISED COLORANT 1 0.82

ABSENCE ANALYTICAL REPORT 1 0.82

DRIED FIGS (TURKEY)

48%

DRIED APRICOTS (TURKEY)

24%

DATES (TUNISIA)

4%

DRIED FIGS

(SPAIN)3%

DRIED GRAPES

(IRAN)3%

DRIED GRAPES (TURKEY)

2%

PRUNES (CHILE)

2%

OTHERS14%

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AFLATOXINS39%

SULPHITES27%

OCHRATOXIN A16%

INSECTS7%

OTHERS11%

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TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 23 19.01

GERMANY 21 17.36

FRANCE 17 14.05

BULGARIA 9 7.44

POLAND 9 7.44

SPAIN 6 4.96

NETHERLANDS 5 4.13

LATVIA 4 3.31

UK 4 3.31

DENMARK 3 2.48

MALTA 3 2.48


FINLAND 2 1.65

GREECE 2 1.65

LITHUANIA 2 1.65

SLOVAKIA 2 1.65

AUSTRIA 1 0.83

BELGIUM 1 0.83

CROATIA 1 0.83

CYPRUS 1 0.83

ESTONIA 1 0.83

PORTUGAL 1 0.83

ROMANIA 1 0.83

TOTAL 121

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AFLATOXINS 58 77 132 42 42 47

SULPHITES 8 4 10 6 31 33

OCHRATOXIN A 7 9 16 28 18 19

FOREIGN BODIES 12 8 8 1 2

OTHERS 25 23 13 15 23 20

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DRIED FIGS TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS


62 6 9 47

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

TURKEY 58 93.55

SPAIN 3 4.84

NETHERLANDS 1 1.61

TOTAL 62


NOTIFYING MEMBER STATES TOTAL NOT. %

GERMANY 18 29.03

ITALY 15 24.19

FRANCE 12 19.35

SPAIN 5 8.06

POLAND 3 4.84

NETHERLANDS 2 3.23

AUSTRIA 1 1.61


DENMARK 1 1.61

FINLAND 1 1.61

GREECE 1 1.61

PORTUGAL 1 1.61

UK 1 1.61

TOTAL 62



AFLATOXINS 46 74.19


INSECTS 2 3.23


UNAUTHORISED COLORANT 1 1.61

TOTAL 62

AFLATOXINS74%

OCHRATOXIN A18%

INSECTS3%

IMPROPER HEALTH CERTIFICATE3%

UNAUTHORISED COLORANT2%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED FIGS IN 2015

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NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

TURKEY 49 42,248 1.16 58

SPAIN 2 5,666 0.35 18

GREECE 1 1,752 0.57 29

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DRIED APRICOTS TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS


33 2 5 26

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

TURKEY 29 87.88

GREECE 1 3.03

POLAND 1 3.03

UK 1 3.03

UZBEKISTAN 1 3.03

TOTAL 33


NOTIFYING MEMBER STATE

TOTAL NOT. %

BULGARIA 9 27.27

FRANCE 5 15.15

LATVIA 4 12.12

MALTA 3 9.09

NETHERLANDS 3 9.09

UK 2 6.06

ESTONIA 1 3.03

FINLAND 1 3.03

GERMANY 1 3.03

GREECE 1 3.03

ITALY 1 3.03

LITHUANIA 1 3.03

SPAIN 1 3.03

TOTAL 33



SULPHITES 30 90.91

AFLATOXINS 1 3.03

MOULDS 1 3.03

METAL FRAGMENTS 1 3.03

TOTAL 33

SULPHITES91%

AFLATOXINS3%

MOULDS3% METAL FRAGMENTS

3%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED APRICOTS IN 2015

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TOTAL NOT.

TOT IMP (MT) 1 TOTAL

NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

TURKEY 21 33695 0.62 31

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DRIED GRAPES TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS


14 5 3 6

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

IRAN 3 21.43

TURKEY 3 21.43

AFGHANISTAN 2 14.29

CHILE 2 14.29

AUSTRALIA 1 7.14


GREECE 1 7.14

UZBEKISTAN 1 7.14

TOTAL 14



TOTAL NOT. %

DENMARK 2 14.29

ITALY 2 14.29

POLAND 2 14.29

BELGIUM 1 7.14

CROATIA 1 7.14

CYPRUS 1 7.14


GERMANY 1 7.14

LITHUANIA 1 7.14

ROMANIA 1 7.14

SLOVAKIA 1 7.14

TOTAL 14



TOTAL NOT. %


PESTICIDES 3 21.43

SULPHITES 2 14.29

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

1 7.14

TOTAL 14

OCHRATOXIN A57%

PESTICIDES22%

SULPHITES14%

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

7%

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1 Total dried grapes imports in 2014 of the RASFF member countries from the specified

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NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

RATE2

TURKEY 5 187,692 0.03 1



INDIA 3 3,703 0.81 41

IRAN 2 29,164 0.07 3

LEBANON 1 NA --- ---

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DATES TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS

ALERTS INFORMATION BORDER

REJECTIONS

7 1 5 1

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

TUNISIA 5 71.43

TURKEY 1 14.29

NETHERLANDS 1 14.29

TOTAL 7



TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 5 71.43

GERMANY 1 14.29

POLAND 1 14.29

TOTAL 7



TOTAL NOT. %

INSECTS 6 85.71

FOREIGN BODY 1 14.29

TOTAL 7

INSECTS86%

FOREIGN BODY14%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DATES IN 2015

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NOT*1000/ TOT IMP

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IRAN 8 12,075 0.66 33

TUNISIA 1 35,544 0.03 1

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PRUNES TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS


4 1 3 0

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHILE 3 75.00

MOLDOVA 1 25.00

TOTAL 4



TOTAL NOT. %

POLAND 3 75.00

SLOVAKIA 1 25.00

TOTAL 4



SORBIC ACID 3 75.00

SULPHITES 1 25.00

TOTAL 4

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2015 UNITED STATES IMPORT BORDER REJECTIONS EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS


TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 42 NUTS. GENERAL OVERVIEW 43

PEANUTS 47

ALMOND PASTE 48

CASHEWS 49

PISTACHIOS 50

OTHERS 51

DRIED FRUIT. GENERAL OVERVIEW 54

DATES 56

PRUNES 57

DRIED GRAPES 58

DRIED APRICOTS 59

DRIED FIGS 60


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 90 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: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/importrefusals/ 2. INC Report This report collects and classifies all 2015 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 nuts decreased about 15% in comparison with the previous year (from 86 to 73 notifications). As in 2014, the nut with more notifications was the peanut (33 notifications) followed by the almond paste (10 notifications) and the cashews (8 notifications). Misbranding (37% of total) and presence of aflatoxins (25% of total) were the main reasons for notifying nuts. The same decreased trend was observed in dried fruit since notifications were 16% lower than in 2014. The dried fruits with more notifications were dates (38 notifications) and prunes (24 notifications). Filthy (27% of total) and unsafe colorant (21% of total) were the main reasons for notifying dried fruit.

All notifications are collected in the Appendix (page 139).

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/importrefusals/

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/importrefusals/

43 2015 USA – EDIBLE NUTS INC – International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

EDIBLE NUTS GENERAL OVERVIEW

TYPE OF EDIBLE NUTS NOTIFIED

PRODUCT TOTAL NOT. %

PEANUTS 36 49.32

ALMOND PASTE 10 13.70

CASHEWS 8 10.96

PISTACHIOS 6 8.22

ALMONDS 3 4.11

HAZELNUTS 2 2.74

PECANS 2 2.74

WALNUTS 1 1.37

PINE NUTS 1 1.37

ALMOND SPREAD 1 1.37

MIXTURE 1 1.37

NUT PASTE 1 1.37

PEANUT BUTTER 1 1.37

TOTAL 73

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MISBRANDING 33 37.08

AFLATOXINS 22 24.72

UNSAFE COLORANT 15 16.85

SALMONELLA 8 8.99

FILTHY 5 5.62

PESTICIDE 4 4.49

UNSAFE ADDITIVE 1 1.12

INSANITARY CONDITIONS 1 1.12

TOTAL* 89

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of edible nuts since edible nuts can have been notified due to more than one reason.

PEANUT (MEXICO)

26%

ALMOND PASTE (JORDAN)

12%

CASHEW (VIETNAM)11%

PEANUT (INDIA)8%

PEANUT (JORDAN)

4%

PEANUT (CHINA)3%

PEANUT (INDONESIA)

3%

PISTACHIOS (JORDAN)

3%

PISTACHIOS (GREECE)

3%

OTHERS27%

NUTS NOTIFICATION 2015

MISBRANDING37%

AFLATOXINS25%

UNSAFE COLORANT

17%

SALMONELLA9%

FILTHY6%

PESTICIDE 4%

OTHERS2%

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TOTAL NOT. %

MEXICO 20 27.40

JORDAN 17 23.29

VIETNAM 9 12.33

INDIA 6 8.22

CHINA 3 4.11

ITALY 3 4.11

BRAZIL 2 2.74

GREECE 2 2.74

INDONDESA 2 2.74

USA 2 2.74

CANADA 1 1.37

FIJI 1 1.37

FRANCE 1 1.37

GUATEMALA 1 1.37

NIGERIA 1 1.37

SLOVAKIA 1 1.37

SPAIN 1 1.37

TOTAL 73

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FEB 6

MAR 6

APR 2

MAY 8

JUN 8

JUL 3

AUG 6

SEP 2

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DEC 21

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PEANUTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


MEXICO 19 52.78

INDIA 6 16.67

JORDAN 3 8.33

CHINA 2 5.56

INDONESIA 2 5.56

BRAZIL 1 2.78

GUATEMALA 1 2.78

NIGERIA 1 2.78

VIETNAM 1 2.78

TOTAL 36



AFLATOXINS 17 43.59


PESTICIDE 4 10.26


FILTHY 1 2.56

SALMONELLA 1 2.56

TOTAL* 39

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of peanuts since peanuts can have been notified due to more than one reason.

AFLATOXINS44%

MISBRANDING31%

PESTICIDE10%

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FILTHY2%

SALMONELLA3%

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ALMOND PASTE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


JORDAN 9 90.00

ITALY 1 10.00

TOTAL 10





TOTAL 19

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CASHEWS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

VIETNAM 8 100

TOTAL 8



TOTAL NOT. %

SALMONELLA 7 87.50


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PISTACHIOS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS

%

JORDAN 2 33.33

GREECE 2 33.33

ITALY 1 16.67

USA 1 16.67

TOTAL 6


REASONS FOR NOTIFYING TOTAL

NOTIFICATIONS %

AFLATOXINS 3 42.86

FILTHY 2 28.57

MISBRANDING 1 14.29


TOTAL* 7

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of pistachios since pistachios can have been notified due to more than one reason.

AFLATOXINS43%

FILTHY29%

MISBRANDING14%

UNSAFE COLORANT

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ALMONDS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

FRANCE 1 33.33

CHINA 1 33.33

JORDAN 1 33.33

TOTAL 3



TOTAL NOT. %

MISBRANDING 3 75.00


TOTAL 4

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of almonds since almonds can have been notified due to more than one reason.

HAZELNUTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

ITALY 1 50.00

SLOVAKIA 1 50.00

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

MISBRANDING 2 100

TOTAL 2


PECANS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

MEXICO 1 50.00

USA 1 50.00

TOTAL 2



TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 2 100

TOTAL 2

WALNUTS TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


CANADA

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING FILTHY

PINE NUTS TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


JORDAN

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING MISBRANDING

ALMOND SPREAD TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


SPAIN

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING MISBRANDING INSANITARY CONDITIONS


MIXTURE TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


BRAZIL

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING MISBRANDING

NUT PASTE TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


JORDAN

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING MISBRANDING FILTHY

PEANUT BUTTER TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


MISBRANDING

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING FIJI

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DRIED FRUITS

GENERAL OVERVIEW

DRIED FRUIT NOTIFIED


DATES 38 40.86

PRUNES 24 25.81

DRIED GRAPES 23 24.73

DRIED APRICOTS 5 5.38

DRIED FIGS 3 3.23

TOTAL 93

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED FRUIT


FILTHY 34 27.42



LEAD 10 8.06

CYCLAMATE 9 7.26

PESTICIDES 9 7.26


DULCIN 6 4.84

FOREIGN OBJECT 1 0.81

POISONOUS SUBS. 1 0.81

SULPHITES 1 0.81

TOTAL 124 * The total does not correspond with the total notifications of dried fruits since dried fruits can have been notified due to more than one reason.

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FILTHY27%

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15%

LEAD8%

CYCLAMATE7%

PESTICIDES7%

UNSAFE ADDITIVE

7%

DULCIN5%

OTHERS3%

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TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 33 35.48

MEXICO 9 9.68

TURKEY 9 9.68

TAIWAN 8 8.60

PAKISTAN 5 5.38

SAUDI ARABIA 5 5.38

TUNISIA 5 5.38

ISRAEL 4 4.30

JORDAN 3 3.23

ARGENTINA 2 2.15

SINGAPORE 2 2.15

SOUTH AFRICA 2 2.15

UAE 2 2.15

AFGHANISTAN 1 1.08

ALGERIA 1 1.08

CANADA 1 1.08

INDIA 1 1.08

TOTAL 93

DATES (CHINA)24%

PRUNES (CHINA)

15%

RAISINS (TURKEY)

12%PRUNES (TAIWAN)

10%

DATES (SAUDI ARABIA)

7%

DATES (TUNISIA)

7%

PRUNES (MEXICO)

7%

DATES (ISRAEL)6%

RAISINS (CHINA)6%

RAISINS (MEXICO)

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DATES COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 16 42.11

SAUDI ARABIA 5 13.16

TUNISIA 5 13.16

ISRAEL 4 10.53

UAE 2 5.26

ALGERIA 1 2.63

CANADA 1 2.63

INDIA 1 2.63

JORDAN 1 2.63

PAKISTAN 1 2.63

SOUTH AFRICA 1 2.63

TOTAL 38



FILTHY 24 48.98


MISBRANDING 6 12.24


CYCLAMATE 2 4.08

DULCIN 2 4.08

PESTICIDES 2 4.08

FOREIGN OBJECT 1 2.04

TOTAL* 49

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of dates since dates can have been notified due to more than one reason.

FILTHY49%

UNSAFE COLORANT17%

MISBRANDING12%

UNSAFE ADDITIVE8%

CYCLAMATE4%

DULCIN4%

PESTICIDES4%

FOREIGN OBJECT2%

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PRUNES COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 10 41.67

TAIWAN 7 29.17

MEXICO 5 20.83

SINGAPURE 2 8.33

TOTAL 24




CYCLAMATE 7 17.50

MISBRANDING 7 17.50

LEAD 5 12.50

DULCIN 4 10.00


POISONOUS 1 2.50

TOTAL* 40

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of prunes since prunes can have been notified due to more than one reason.

UNSAFE COLORANT

32%

CYCLAMATE17%

MISBRANDING17%

LEAD13%

DULCIN10%

UNSAFE ADDITIVE

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POISONOUS3%

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DRIED GRAPES COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

TURKEY 8 34.78

CHINA 4 17.39

MEXICO 4 17.39

ARGENTINA 2 8.70

AFGHANISTAN 1 4.35

JORDAN 1 4.35

PAKISTAN 1 4.35

SOUTH AFRICA 1 4.35

TAIWAN 1 4.35

TOTAL 23



FILTHY 8 29.63

PESTICIDES 7 25.93

LEAD 5 18.52

MISBRANDING 4 14.81



TOTAL 27

* The total does not correspond with the total notifications of dried grapes since dried grapes can have been notified due to more than one reason.

FILTHY30%

PESTICIDES26%

LEAD18%

MISBRANDING15%

UNSAFE COLORANT

7%

UNSAFE ADDITIVE

4%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED GRAPES IN 2015

0

1

2

3

4

5

6



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DRIED APRICOTS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

PAKISTAN 3 60.00

TAJIKISTAN 1 20.00

TURKEY 1 20.00

TOTAL 5



FILTHY 2 40.00

MISBRANDING 2 40.00

SULPHITES 1 20.00

TOTAL 5

FILTHY40%

MISBRANDING40%

SULPHITES20%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIED APRICOTS IN 2015

0

1

2

3



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DRIED FIGS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 3 100

TOTAL 3



UNSAFE COLORANT 3 100

TOTAL 3

0

1

2

3

4



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GENERAL OVERVIEW 66

PEANUTS (GROUNDNUTS) 70

ALMONDS 72

PISTACHIOS 73

DRIED FIGS 74

PISTACHIO PASTE 75

OTHERS 76


INTRODUCTION 1. Japanese Import Procedure under Food Sanitation Law

To ensure the safety of imported foods and related products, Article 27 of the Japanese Food Sanitation Law obliges importers to submit import notification. As Article 27 of the Food Sanitation Law states that "Those who wish to import food, food additives, apparatuses, or container/packages for sale or for use in business, shall notify the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) on each occasion as prescribed by the Ministerial Ordinance," the imported foods and related products must not be used for sale without import notification.

Notifications are submitted to a Quarantine Station of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. At the quarantine station, food sanitation inspectors carry out document examination and inspection to see the foods and products comply with the Food Sanitation Law

2. Document Examination of the Notification Form for Importation of Foods, etc. and Inspection at the MHLW Quarantine Station

2.1. After the submission of notification, the food sanitation inspector at the quarantine station inspects the product to examine whether the item meets the regulations under the Food Sanitation Law.

During the document examination, the food sanitation inspector validates the following

items, based on the information reported in the Notification Form. The judgement will be made based on the information, such as the country of export, imported items, manufacturer, the place of manufacture, ingredients and materials, methods of manufacturing and use of additives.

- Whether the imported food, etc. complies with the manufacturing standards regulated under the Food Sanitation Law.

- Whether the use of additives complies with the standards.

-Whether poisonous or hazardous substance is contained.

- Whether the manufacturer or the place of manufacturing has a record of sanitation problem in the past.

(JETRO's Home Page on Information of Food and Additive Regulations and Standards: http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/)

2.2. When the document examination judges the cargo needs to be inspected (cargoes with many records of incompliance with the law in the past, imported swellfish, etc.), an inspection order (inspection order system), a public inspection (other inspection systems) and other inspections (Inspections) will be carried out in order to confirm the compliance of the cargo with the law by the inspection.

2.3. When the document examination and cargo inspection have found that the cargo is in compliance with the law (the cargo "passed" the inspection), a "Certificate of Notification" will be returned to the importer from the MHLW quarantine station where the

notification was first submitted. The import procedures, then, will proceed to the next step.

2.4. The cargo that has been judged not to comply with the law (the cargo that "did not pass" the inspection) cannot be imported into Japan. The MHLW quarantine station will notify the importer how the cargo violates the Food Sanitation Law, and the importer will take necessary measures by following the instructions from the station.

2.5. In order to simplify and expedite the import procedures, simplified systems of import notification are also available (“ Simplified and Expedited Systems of Import Procedures”).

The cases of violation of Food Sanitation Law that are Found on the Occasion of Import Notification are available on: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importedfoods/index.html

3. INC Report

This report collects and classifies all 2015 Japanese notifications for nuts and dried fruits published in the MHLW Imported Foods Inspection Services Home Page regarding product, country of origin and type of notification.

http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/market/regulations/

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importedfoods/1-4.html



http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importedfoods/index.html

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/importedfoods/index.html


4. Abstract In Japan, notifications for edible nuts and dried fruit decreased by 16% with respect to 2014 (from 73 to 63 notifications), being again the peanut, the most notified (31 notifications). The main reason for notifying edible nuts and dried fruits is still the presence of aflatoxins (94% of total).


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GENERAL OVERVIEW

PRODUCT NOTIFIED


PEANUTS 31 49.21

ALMONDS 8 12.70

PISTACHIOS 7 11.11

DRIED FIGS 5 7.94

PISTACHIO PASTE 4 6.35

ALMOND OIL 1 1.59

APRICOT KERNEL PASTE 1 1.59

BRAZIL NUTS 1 1.59

MIXTURES 1 1.59

PEANUT BUTTER 1 1.59

PISTACHIO AND ALMOND PESTO

1 1.59

PISTACHIO AND WALNUT PESTO

1 1.59

SNACK ALMOND BAR 1 1.59

TOTAL 63

1Graph only represents the products with more than one notification.

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

PEANUTS ALMONDS PISTACHIOS DRIED FIGS PISTACHIOPASTE

2015 JAPAN NOTIFICATIONS FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS1


REASONS FOR NOTIFYING EDIBLE NUTS AND

DRIED FRUITS


AFLATOXINS 59 93.65

COOPER CHLOROPHYLL 2 3.17

CYANIDE 2 3.17

TOTAL 63

PEANUTS (USA)22%

PEANUTS (CHINA)

21%

ALMONDS (USA)13%

PISTACHIO PASTE (ITALY)6%

PISTACHIOS (IRAN)

6%

FIGS (IRAN)5%

OTHERS27%

2015 JAPAN NOTIFICATIONS FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

AFLATOXINS94%

COOPER CHLOROPHYLL

3%

CYANIDE3%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS IN 2015




TOTAL NOT. %

USA 26 41.27

CHINA 13 20.63

IRAN 7 11.11

ITALY 6 9.52

AUSTRALIA 2 3.17

INDIA 2 3.17

BOLIVIA 1 1.59

BRAZIL 1 1.59

CANADA 1 1.59

GERMANY 1 1.59

SINGAPURE 1 1.59

SOUTH AFRICA 1 1.59

TURKEY 1 1.59

TOTAL 63

USA 41%

CHINA21%

IRAN11%

ITALY10%

AUSTRALIA3%

INDIA3%

OTHERS11%




MONTHS TOTAL NOT.

JAN 3

FEB 8

MAR 3

APR 3

MAY 8

JUN 7

JUL 8

AUG 6

SEP 1

OCT 6

NOV 3

DEC 7

TOTAL 63

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9



80

65

79 78

73

63

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2010-2015 TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS FOR EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUIT

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AFLATOXINS 31 100

TOTAL 31

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


USA 14 45.16

CHINA 13 41.94

INDIA 2 6.45

SOUTH AFRICA 1 3.23

BRAZIL 1 3.23

TOTAL 31

USA45%

CHINA42%

INDIA7%

SOUTH AFRICA3%

BRAZIL3%

2015 NOTIFIED COUNTRES OF ORIGIN

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1

2

3

4

5

6



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ALMONDS REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


AFLATOXINS 8 100

TOTAL 8

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


USA 8 100

TOTAL 8

0

1

2

3

4



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PISTACHIOS REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


AFLATOXINS 7 100

TOTAL 7

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


IRAN 4 57.14

USA 2 28.57

AUSTRALIA 1 14.29

TOTAL 7

IRAN57%

USA29%

AUSTRALIA14%


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1

2

3



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DRIED FIGS REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


AFLATOXINS 5 100

TOTAL 5

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


IRAN 3 60.00

USA 1 20.00

TURKEY 1 20.00

TOTAL 5

IRAN60%

USA20%

TURKEY20%


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1

2

3



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PISTACHIO PASTE REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


AFLATOXINS 2 50.00

COOPER CHLOROPHYLL 2 50.00

TOTAL 4

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


ITALY 3 100

TOTAL 3

AFLATOXINS50%

COOPER CHLOROPHYLL

50%

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING PISTACHIO PASTE IN 2015

0

1

2

3



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ALMOND OIL TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


AUSTRALIA


MONTH MAY

APRICOT KERNEL PASTE TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


GERMANY

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING CYANIDE

MONTH JULY

BRAZIL NUTS TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


BOLIVIA


MONTH SEPTEMBER

MIXTURES TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


SINGAPURE


MONTH MARCH

PEANUT BUTTER TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


USA


MONTH FEBRUARY

PISTACHIO AND ALMOND PESTO TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


ITALY


MONTH NOVEMBER

PISTACHIO AND WALNUT PESTO TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


ITALY


MONTH NOVEMBER

SNACK ALMOND BAR TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1


CANADA

REASONS FOR NOTIFYING CYANIDE

MONTH JULY

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IMPORT BORDER REJECTIONS


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GENERAL OVERVIEW 79

PEANUTS 82

PISTACHIOS 83

OTHERS 84

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INTRODUCTION 1. Australian Failing Food Reports When food is inspected under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme, it may be subject to analytical testing for particular hazards. For tests applied to surveillance and risk foods, please refer to the relevant Imported Food Notices. The data presented in the failing food reports has been compiled from the results of inspection activity on imported food consignments under the scheme. This data is published and released to the public in monthly failing food reports. The foods listed in these reports have been identified as failing foods under the Imported Food Control Act 1992 (the Act). The Department of Agriculture may publish certain information concerning this failing food under Section 35 of the Act. Future consignments of the food will be inspected at the rate of 100 per cent of consignments until the food demonstrates compliance with Australian food standards. Failing food reports identify foods that have been found to fail analytical testing or do not meet the compositional requirements of the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code. The report does not list foods that have failed for non–compliant labels as the responsibility

for the correct labelling of imported food lies with the importer. In these cases, the importer has an opportunity to bring the label into compliance with Australian food labelling standards. From January 2012, the producer of the food will be included in these reports. The producer is defined as the overseas entity that has grown, caught, manufactured or processed the food and is identified using information provided by the importer and the labelling on the foods packaging. Australian failing food reports can be found on the following web page: http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/failing-food-reports 2. INC Report This report collects and classifies all 2015 Australian notifications published in the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Home Page regarding product, country of origin and type of notification for nuts and dried fruits.

3. Abstract Australia published 28 notifications for nuts and dried fruit in 2015, compared with the 18 notifications published in 2014, meaning an increment of 55%. The most notified product was peanut, with 12 notifications. The main reason for notifying nuts and dried fruits was the presence aflatoxins (a total of 27).


http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/notices

http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/notices

http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/inspection-scheme

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/6411BD5BBBC672DECA256F710050A7D0?OpenDocument

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/6411BD5BBBC672DECA256F710050A7D0?OpenDocument

http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/failing-food-reports

http://www.daff.gov.au/biosecurity/import/food/failing-food-reports

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

TYPE OF PRODUCT NOTIFIED


PEANUTS 12 42.86

PISTACHIOS 9 32.14

PEANUT BARS 2 7.14

PEANUT SNACKS 2 7.14

DATES 1 3.57

PEANUT CANDY 1 3.57

PEANUT DUMPLINGS 1 3.57

TOTAL 28

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

2015 AUSTRALIAN FOTIFICATION FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUITS

PISTACHIOS (CHINA)

29%

PEANUTS (INDIA)

25%

PEANUTS (CHINA)

7%

PEANUT BAR (INDIA)

7%

OTHERS32%

2015 AUSTRALIAN NOTIFICATIONS FOR NUTS AND DRIED FRUIT AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN




AFLATOXINS 27 96.43

DIFENCONAZOLE 1 3.57

TOTAL 28



TOTAL NOT. %

INDIA 11 39.29

CHINA 11 39.29

SRI LANKA 3 10.71

IRAN 1 3.57

SINGAPORE 1 3.57

MALAYSIA 1 3.57

TOTAL 28

INDIA39%

CHINA39%

SRI LANKA11%

IRAN3%

SINGAPORE4%

MALAYSIA4%




MONTHS TOTAL NOT.

JAN 1

FEB 0

MAR 0

APR 3

MAY 3

JUN 1

JUL 2

AUG 3

SEP 1

OCT 1

NOV 7

DEC 6

TOTAL 28

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8



15

3432

26

18

28

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2010-2015 TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS FOR EDIBLE NUTS AND DRIED FRUIT

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PEANUTS REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 12 100

TOTAL 12

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 2 16.67

INDIA 7 58.33

MALAYSIA 1 8.33

SINGAPORE 1 8.33

SRI LANKA 1 8.33

TOTAL 12

CHINA17%

INDIA59%

MALAYSIA8%

SINGAPORE8%

SRI LANKA8%


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3

4



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PISTACHIOS REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 9 100

TOTAL 9

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

CHINA 8 88.89

IRAN 1 11.11

TOTAL 9

CHINA89%

IRAN11%


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3

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PEANUT BAR REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 2 100

TOTAL 2

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

INDIA 2 100

TOTAL 2


MONTH TOTAL NOT.

NOV 2

PEANUT SNACK REASONS FOR NOTIFYING


TOTAL NOT. %

AFLATOXINS 2 100

TOTAL 2

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN


TOTAL NOT. %

INDIA 1 50

SRI LANKA 1 50

TOTAL 2


MONTH TOTAL NOT.

NOV 2


DATES

TOTAL NOTIFICATIONS 1

NOTIFIED COUNTY OF ORIGIN

CHINA

REASON FOR NOTIFYING DIFENOCONAZOLE

MONTH APRIL

PEANUT CANDY



SRI LANKA

REASON FOR NOTIFYING AFLATOXINS

MONTH JUNE

PEANUT DUMPLINGS



INDIA

REASON FOR NOTIFYING AFLATOXINS

MONTH MAY

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2015 EU RASFF APPENDIX


EU RASFF - ALL PEANUT (GROUNDNUT) NOTIFICATIONS

Date Reference Product type

Notification type

Notification basis

Notified by Origin Subject Distribution Action taken

09/01/2015 2015.AAT food border rejection

border control - consignment under customs

Slovakia from China aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3; Tot. = 5.28 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China

official detention product under customs control

12/01/2015 2015.AAZ food border rejection

border control - consignment detained

Lithuania from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 28.1; Tot. = 31.6 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts blanched from China

destruction product not (yet) placed on the market

19/01/2015 2015.ACM food border rejection


Bulgaria from China aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 25.1 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut kernels from China

import not authorised

product not (yet) placed on the market

26/01/2015 2015.AEB food border rejection


Netherlands from Argentina aflatoxins (B1 = 7.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina

official detention product not (yet) placed on the market

27/01/2015 2015.AED food border rejection


Netherlands from Argentina aflatoxins (B1 = 4.6 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched runner groundnuts from Argentina


28/01/2015 2015.AEI food border rejection


Greece from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 5.9 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts kernels from China

re-dispatch product not (yet) placed on the market

29/01/2015 2015.AEO food border rejection


Romania from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.91; Tot. = 13.82 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanuts from China


02/02/2015 2015.0123 food information for attention

border control - consignment released

Netherlands from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1; Tot. = 4.6 / B1 = 17; Tot. = 20 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China

informing recipients

distribution restricted to notifying country

03/02/2015 2015.AFK food border rejection


Bulgaria from Egypt improper health certificate(s) for groundnuts from Egypt


05/02/2015 2015.AFR food border rejection


Slovenia from Egypt dead insects in groundnuts with shell from Egypt



05/02/2015 2015.AFT food border rejection


Slovenia from Egypt dead insects in groundnuts in shell from Egypt





Notification type

Notification basis


05/02/2015 2015.AFU food border rejection


Slovenia from Egypt dead insects in groundnuts in shell from Egypt

informing authorities

product under customs control

05/02/2015 2015.AFV food border rejection


Greece from Argentina groundnut kernels from Argentina infested with moulds


13/02/2015 2015.0161 food alert official control on the market

Cyprus from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 57.2; Tot. = 71.5 / B1 = 180.2; Tot. = 220.9 mg/kg - ppm) in peanuts from China, via Greece

recall from consumers

no distribution from notifying country

09/02/2015 2015.AGI food border rejection


Spain from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.7 / B1 = 2.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut in shell from China



11/02/2015 2015.AGS food border rejection


Netherlands from Brazil aflatoxins (B1 = 39; Tot. = 49 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil

physical/chemical treatment


11/02/2015 2015.AGZ food border rejection


Bulgaria from China aflatoxins (B1 = 11.1; Tot. = 12.3 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China



16/02/2015 2015.AHL food border rejection


Bulgaria from India aflatoxins (B1 = 3; Tot. = 3.5 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut kernels from India


17/02/2015 2015.AHS food border rejection


Slovenia from Egypt

dead insects (presence in 8% of sampled peanuts) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt


17/02/2015 2015.AHT food border rejection


Netherlands from India aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 35 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from India

informing consignor


19/02/2015 2015.AIE food border rejection


Poland from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.38 / B1 = 3.46 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnuts from China


20/02/2015 2015.AII food border rejection


Greece from China aflatoxins (B1 = 78.9; Tot. = 93.5 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts in shell from China



Cyprus from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 34.4; Tot. = 4.01 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China, via Greece

official detention no distribution from notifying country



Notification type

Notification basis


23/02/2015 2015.AIL food border rejection


Italy from China aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 11.7 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China

placed under customs seals


23/02/2015 2015.AIM food border rejection


Spain from China aflatoxins (B1 = 24 µg/kg - ppb) in unshelled peanuts from China



24/02/2015 2015.AIO food border rejection


Netherlands from South Africa

aflatoxins (B1 = 270; Tot. = 330 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from South Africa

informing consignor


24/02/2015 2015.AIP food border rejection


Netherlands from China aflatoxins (B1 = 24; Tot. = 26 mg/kg - ppm) in peanuts in shell from China

informing consignor


24/02/2015 2015.AIQ food border rejection


Netherlands from Argentina aflatoxins (B1 = 5.3 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from Argentina

informing consignor


25/02/2015 2015.AIW food border rejection


France from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 8.8 / B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 10.3 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut powder from China



25/02/2015 2015.AIY food border rejection


Italy from China aflatoxins (Tot. = 24.4 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China



27/02/2015 2015.AJG food border rejection


Cyprus from China aflatoxins (B1 = 2.9 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanuts from China, via Indonesia


27/02/2015 2015.AJI food border rejection


Belgium from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 80.2; Tot. = 105 / B1 = 13.1; Tot. = 21.1 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


27/02/2015 2015.AJK food border rejection


Cyprus from China aflatoxins (B1 = 8.9; Tot. = 10.05) in groundnut kernels from China, via Indonesia

detained by operator


27/02/2015 2015.AJM food border rejection


Romania from China aflatoxins (B1 = 65.03; Tot. = 125.53) in peanuts from China



Germany

Austria (D), Denmark (D), Germany (D), Taiwan (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 46.2; Tot. = 61.2 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut powder from Taiwan


distribution to other member countries



Notification type

Notification basis


03/03/2015 2015.AJQ food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 2.2; Tot. = 2.5 / B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 5.9 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China




Cyprus China (O), Cyprus, Greece (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 0.82; Tot. = 4.2 / B1 = 1.1; Tot. = 5.2 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China, via Greece


09/03/2015 2015.AKG food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 60 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China


11/03/2015 2015.AKY food border rejection


Netherlands aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8; Tot. = 8.1 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from India



13/03/2015 2015.ALI food border rejection


Belgium Belgium aflatoxins (B1 = 3.4; Tot. = 8.4 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts in shell from China



16/03/2015 2015.ALO food border rejection


Netherlands Brazil (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 74 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil


16/03/2015 2015.ALS food border rejection


Netherlands aflatoxins (B1 = 13; Tot. = 15 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil


19/03/2015 2015.AMI food border rejection


United Kingdom

China (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 4.5 µg/kg - ppb) in blancked peanut kernels from China



20/03/2015 2015.AML food border rejection


Slovakia Egypt (O), Slovakia

groundnuts in shell from Egypt infested with mites




company's own check

Germany

Commission Services, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 8.5; Tot. = 60 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from South Africa

re-dispatch no distribution from notifying country


Cyprus China (O), Cyprus, Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 61.1; Tot. = 78.5 / B1 = 83.7; Tot. = 107.7 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China, via Greece

withdrawal from the market




Notification type

Notification basis


24/03/2015 2015.AMU food border rejection


United Kingdom

Ghana (O), United Kingdom

attempt to illegally import, absence of health certificate(s), absence of labelling on and of certified analytical report for roasted groundnuts from Ghana


25/03/2015 2015.ANC food border rejection


Italy Gambia (O), Italy

aflatoxins (B1 = 50.5; Tot. = 64.4 / B1 = 70.2; Tot. = 90.5 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from the Gambia

re-dispatch product under customs control

26/03/2015 2015.ANI food border rejection


Greece



26/03/2015 2015.ANK food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 40.5; Tot. = 74.3 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China



Cyprus China (O), Cyprus (D), Greece (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 50.2; Tot. = 59.9 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China, via Greece


30/03/2015 2015.ANV food border rejection


Spain Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 4.6; Tot. = 15.6 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China



01/04/2015 2015.AOG food border rejection


Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 10.1; Tot. = 11.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China



01/04/2015 2015.AOL food border rejection


Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 59.52; Tot. = 64.11 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China



01/04/2015 2015.AON food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8 / B1 = 20.3 / B1 = 7.2 / B1 = 5.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China


02/04/2015 2015.AOP food border rejection


France France

aflatoxins (B1 = 11.1; Tot. = 57 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China




Notification type

Notification basis


02/04/2015 2015.AOU food border rejection


Greece



02/04/2015 2015.AOY food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 157.9; Tot. = 172 / B1 = 7.8; Tot. = 21.1 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China


07/04/2015 2015.API food border rejection


Netherlands China (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 54 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut kernels from China



07/04/2015 2015.APJ food border rejection


Spain Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.4; Tot. = 13 / B1 = 3.4; Tot. = 4.1 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanuts from China



07/04/2015 2015.APN food border rejection


Netherlands Brazil (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 4.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil



07/04/2015 2015.APQ food border rejection


Netherlands aflatoxins (B1 = 11 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from India


08/04/2015 2015.APU food border rejection


Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 7.5; Tot. = 9.9 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China



08/04/2015 2015.APX food border rejection


Germany

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.88; Tot. = 4.28 / B1 = 7.0; Tot. = 8.72 µg/kg - ppb) in organic blanched peanuts from Egypt



08/04/2015 2015.AQA food border rejection


United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut kernels from China



09/04/2015 2015.AQD food border rejection


United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.8 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China



10/04/2015 2015.AQF food border rejection


Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 102.1; Tot. = 120.7 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from Egypt


16/04/2015 2015.ARE food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 72.4; Tot. = 77.2 µg/kg - ppb) in unshelled groundnuts from China




Notification type

Notification basis


17/04/2015 2015.ARH food border rejection


Netherlands Netherlands aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 11 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


17/04/2015 2015.ARM food border rejection


United Kingdom

Ghana (O) absence of certified analytical report for groundnuts from Ghana



20/04/2015 2015.ASC food border rejection


Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 27.7; Tot. = 31.8 µg/kg - ppb) in unshelled groundnuts from China


21/04/2015 2015.ASE food border rejection


France aflatoxins (B1 = 3.2 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China


30/04/2015 2015.AUF food border rejection


United Kingdom

China (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1; Tot. = 4 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China



Greece China (O), Greece, Romania (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 9.1; Tot. = 10.6 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from China



13/05/2015 2015.AWJ food border rejection


Greece Greece, India (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 14.3; Tot. = 18.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India


18/05/2015 2015.AWS food border rejection


United Kingdom

Ghana (O), United Kingdom

improper health certificate(s) for peanuts from Ghana


19/05/2015 2015.AWX food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 17.1; Tot. = 21.5 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts with shell from China



19/05/2015 2015.AXC food border rejection


France France, India (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 35 / B1 = 55; Tot. = 64 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India



Greece Bulgaria (D), Greece (D), India (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 13.8; Tot. = 16.3 / B1 = 15.3; Tot. = 16.7 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from India



27/05/2015 2015.AXW food border rejection


Portugal China (O), Portugal

aflatoxins (B1 = 2.3; Tot. = 7.1 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts in shell from China





Notification type

Notification basis


05/06/2015 2015.AYV food border rejection


Belgium Belgium, Egypt (O), India (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 193; Tot. = 225 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from India, processed in Egypt



08/06/2015 2015.AYY food border rejection


United Kingdom





09/06/2015 2015.AYZ food border rejection


Netherlands Brazil (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.6 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil


09/06/2015 2015.AZB food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 3.0 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanuts from China



10/06/2015 2015.AZH food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 11.6; Tot. = 13.1 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China


12/06/2015 2015.AZS food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (Tot. = 8.7 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China



17/06/2015 2015.BAB food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 4.5 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


22/06/2015 2015.BAS food border rejection


United Kingdom

India (O), United Kingdom

absence of health certificate(s) for groundnuts from India


22/06/2015 2015.BAT food border rejection


Netherlands Argentina (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 41; Tot. = 52 / B1 = 12; Tot. = 14 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina


29/06/2015 2015.BBK food border rejection


United Kingdom





30/06/2015 2015.BBS food border rejection

official control in non-member country

Sweden Brazil (O), Sweden

aflatoxins (B1 = 18.85; Tot. = 11.84 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil


30/06/2015 2015.BBU food border rejection


Germany China (O), Germany

aflatoxins (Tot. = 95 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


01/07/2015 2015.BCA food border rejection


Italy China (O), Italy

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 17.9 µg/kg - ppb) in unshelled peanuts from China





Notification type

Notification basis


06/07/2015 2015.BCJ food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 12.2; Tot. = 24 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China


06/07/2015 2015.BCN food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 20 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


07/07/2015 2015.BCS food border rejection


Slovakia China (O), Slovakia

peanuts in shell from China infested with moulds and with mites


14/07/2015 2015.BDO food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for shelled groundnuts from China



14/07/2015 2015.BDP food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for groundnuts from China



16/07/2015 2015.BDY food border rejection


Italy China (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 9.5; Tot. = 11 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China


17/07/2015 2015.BEI food border rejection







Belgium Belgium, Cameroon (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 167; Tot. = 228 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Cameroon



22/07/2015 2015.BFA food border rejection


United Kingdom

United Kingdom, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 8.1; Tot. = 8.6 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from the United States


23/07/2015 2015.BFG food border rejection


France China (O), France

aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9; Tot. = 24.9 / B1 = 13.1; Tot. = 28.8 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut powder from China


23/07/2015 2015.BFL food border rejection


Germany Egypt (O), Germany

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.9; Tot. = 7.3 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt

use in feed product not (yet) placed on the market

28/07/2015 2015.BFW food border rejection


United Kingdom







Notification type

Notification basis


05/08/2015 2015.BGX food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 7.4; Tot. = 36.08 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China



05/08/2015 2015.BGY food border rejection



aflatoxins (Tot. = 10.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China


06/08/2015 2015.BHB food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 13; Tot. = 14.7 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from the United States



06/08/2015 2015.BHD food border rejection


Italy China (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 8.1; Tot. = 12.1 / µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China


10/08/2015 2015.BHS food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 6; Tot. = 7.4 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled peanuts from China


12/08/2015 2015.BHV food border rejection






14/08/2015 2015.BIB food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 34.8; Tot. = 46.4 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China


17/08/2015 2015.BIF food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 5.6; Tot. = 16.9 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanuts not shelled from China



17/08/2015 2015.BIH food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 37; Tot. = 53 µg/kg - ppb) in raw peanuts from China


18/08/2015 2015.BII food border rejection


Netherlands Netherlands, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 11; Tot. = 29 / B1 = 13; Tot. = 30 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts from the United States


20/08/2015 2015.BIK food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 3.0 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts in shell from China


24/08/2015 2015.BIT food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 6.1 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched peanut kernels from China





Notification type

Notification basis


24/08/2015 2015.BIU food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for peanuts from China



24/08/2015 2015.BIV food border rejection





24/08/2015 2015.BIW food border rejection





24/08/2015 2015.BIX food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for peanut kernels from China



24/08/2015 2015.BIY food border rejection





25/08/2015 2015.BIZ food border rejection


Poland Brazil (O), Poland

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.11 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Brazil


25/08/2015 2015.BJA food border rejection




25/08/2015 2015.BJC food border rejection






26/08/2015 2015.BJD food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 9.4; Tot. = 11.7 / B1 = 11.9; Tot. = 14.8 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts not shelled from China



26/08/2015 2015.BJE food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 3.2; Tot. = 3.6 / B1 = 6.0; Tot. = 6.7 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts not shelled from China



26/08/2015 2015.BJG food border rejection





26/08/2015 2015.BJH food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for blanched peanut kernels from China


07/09/2015 2015.BKK food border rejection








Notification type

Notification basis


07/09/2015 2015.BKN food border rejection


Netherlands Bolivia (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.9; Tot. = 3.9 / B1 = 34; Tot. = 40 / B1 = 66; Tot. = 83 µg/kg - ppb) in raw peanuts from Bolivia



14/09/2015 2015.BLP food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for g roundnut kernels from China



14/09/2015 2015.BLQ food border rejection




15/09/2015 2015.BLS food border rejection


Sweden Brazil (O), Sweden

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1; Tot. = 4.3 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted peanut kernels from Brazil


16/09/2015 2015.BLW food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 2.7 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China



17/09/2015 2015.BLY food border rejection


United Kingdom




21/09/2015 2015.BMH food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) for groundnuts from India


25/09/2015 2015.BMZ food border rejection


Poland China (O), Poland

aflatoxins (B1 = 10.36; Tot. = 11.43 / B1 = 10.36; Tot. = 11.43 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China


29/09/2015 2015.BNG food border rejection


United Kingdom





29/09/2015 2015.BNH food border rejection


Italy China (O), Italy






United Kingdom

INFOSAN, United Kingdom (D), United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 44.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from the United States



06/10/2015 2015.BOG food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, China (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 39.2; Tot. = 45.0 µg/kg - ppb) in chinese peanuts in shell from China





Notification type

Notification basis


22/10/2015 2015.1323 food alert border control - consignment released

Belgium Belgium, Madagascar (O), Netherlands (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 141; Tot. = 163 / B1 = 183; Tot. = 210 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Madagascar



21/10/2015 2015.BQJ food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) for roasted groundnuts from India


21/10/2015 2015.BQK food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 13; Tot. = 15 / B1 = 38; Tot. = 45 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from China



22/10/2015 2015.BQT food border rejection





23/10/2015 2015.BQX food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 4.2 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnuts from China


28/10/2015 2015.BRM food border rejection






30/10/2015 2015.BSB food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China



04/11/2015 2015.BSM food border rejection


Slovakia China (O), Slovakia

peanuts in shell from China infested with insects (Pyralidae(moths), cocoons, live pests and frass)

use for other purpose than food/feed


04/11/2015 2015.BSS food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 3.14 / B1 = 2.56 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from Brazil



05/11/2015 2015.BSW food border rejection


Netherlands Brazil (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.8 / B1 = 6.7 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnuts from Brazil



06/11/2015 2015.BTF food border rejection


Netherlands Bolivia (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 1.9; Tot. = 4.5 / B1 = 33; Tot. = 36 / B1 = 22; Tot. = 23 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Bolivia

informing consignor


06/11/2015 2015.BTH food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 6.4; Tot. = 27 µg/kg - ppb) in





Notification type

Notification basis


groundnut kernels from Argentina

16/11/2015 2015.BUT food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 6 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels from China



16/11/2015 2015.BUV food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 3.44 / B1 = 3.46 µg/kg - ppb) in grounnuts blanched from Brazil



25/11/2015 2015.BWJ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 7.8; Tot. = 8.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina

informing consignor


02/12/2015 2015.BXP food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 9.0; Tot. = 11 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina





Belgium Belgium (D), Madagascar (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (B1 = 29.6; Tot. = 36.3 / B1 = 76.9; Tot. = 102 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts from Madagascar

official detention distribution restricted to notifying country

15/12/2015 2015.BZD food border rejection


Italy Egypt (O), Italy



16/12/2015 2015.BZL food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 6.6 µg/kg - ppb) in blanched groundnuts from China



17/12/2015 2015.BZN food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) for spicy peanuts from India


18/12/2015 2015.BZV food border rejection


Slovenia Egypt (O), Italy, Slovenia

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.2 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt



18/12/2015 2015.BZX food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 38; Tot. = 47 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt



21/12/2015 2015.CAE food border rejection


Italy Egypt (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 113.1; Tot. = 125.1 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts in shell from Egypt




Notification type

Notification basis


22/12/2015 2015.CAI food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 3.6; Tot. = 4.9 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts from China



23/12/2015 2015.CAN food border rejection






23/12/2015 2015.CAO food border rejection


Italy Egypt (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 6 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts in shell from Egypt


28/12/2015 2015.CAY food border rejection


Italy Egypt (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 28.1 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts with shell from Egypt


29/12/2015 2015.CBE food border rejection


Greece China (O), Greece



31/12/2015 2015.CBM food border rejection


Italy Egypt (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 4.9 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts with shell from Egypt




EU RASFF - PISTACHIO NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


05/01/2015 2015.AAG food border rejection


Bulgaria from Turkey

aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 26 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey


08/01/2015 2015.AAS food border rejection


Belgium from Iran aflatoxins (B1 = 20; Tot. = 25.1 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


14/01/2015 2015.ABO food border rejection


Netherlands from Turkey

aflatoxins (B1 = 22; Tot. = 27 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from Turkey


21/01/2015 2015.ACT food border rejection


Bulgaria from Iran

aflatoxins (B1 = 72.3; Tot. = 76.6 / B1 = 118.5; Tot. = 128 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran


23/01/2015 2015.ADL food border rejection


Germany from Iran

aflatoxins (B1 = 26.3; Tot. = 27.4 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran


30/01/2015 2015.AEY food border rejection


Greece from Iran



11/02/2015 2015.AGQ food border rejection


Belgium from Iran

aflatoxins (B1 = 17.3; Tot. = 19.6 / B1 = 38.9; Tot. = 42.3 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


11/02/2015 2015.AGV food border rejection


Germany from Iran aflatoxins (B1 = 295.5 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


20/02/2015 2015.AIK food border rejection


Germany from Turkey aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.16 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey



Netherlands from Iran

aflatoxins (B1 = 190; Tot. = 210 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio from Iran, via Germany





Notification type

Notification basis


25/02/2015 2015.AIX food border rejection


Belgium from Iran aflatoxins (B1 = 16.7; Tot. = 19.1 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



Germany Netherlands (D), Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 4.78; Tot. = 5.79 µg/kg - ppb) in halva with pistachio nuts from Turkey



02/03/2015 2015.AJO food border rejection


Italy Italy, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 19.2 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States


03/03/2015 2015.AJR food border rejection


Spain Iran (O) aflatoxins (B1 = >24 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted pistachios from Iran



05/03/2015 2015.AJZ food border rejection


Germany aflatoxins (B1 = 153.5 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from Iran


11/03/2015 2015.AKW food border rejection


Italy Afghanistan (O), Italy, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 29; Tot. = 33 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey, with raw material from Afghanistan


12/03/2015 2015.ALB food border rejection


Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 67 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, processed in Turkey





Belgium Afghanistan (O), Belgium

aflatoxins (B1 = 27.9; Tot. = 31.5 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Afghanistan


16/03/2015 2015.ALT food border rejection


Romania Iran (O), Romania

aflatoxins (B1 = 135.39; Tot. = 187.54 / B1 = 125.13; Tot. = 188.18 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Turkey


17/03/2015 2015.ALU food border rejection


Belgium aflatoxins (B1 = 95.7; Tot. = 113) in pistachios from Iran



17/03/2015 2015.ALX food border rejection


Belgium aflatoxins (B1 = 75; Tot. = 88.2 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



20/03/2015 2015.AMK food border rejection


Germany Germany aflatoxins (B1 = 33.7; Tot. = 38 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran




Notification type

Notification basis


20/03/2015 2015.AMN food border rejection


Belgium

aflatoxins (B1 = 19.4; Tot. = 21.7 / B1 = 16.2; Tot. = 22.1 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey


23/03/2015 2015.AMO food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Iran (O), Poland

aflatoxins (B1 = 25.2; Tot. = 26.9 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


26/03/2015 2015.ANH food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 170.7; Tot. = 186.6 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran, via Turkey


03/04/2015 2015.APC food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 350; Tot. = 390 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


07/04/2015 2015.APK food border rejection


Spain Iran (O), Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 170; Tot. = 185 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios processed in Turkey, with raw material from Iran


09/04/2015 2015.AQE food border rejection


Italy

aflatoxins (B1 = 16.5; Tot. = 17.4 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States




Belgium Belgium (D), Jordan (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 29.9; Tot. = 39.9 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from Jordan

official detention distribution restricted to notifying country

13/04/2015 2015.AQL food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy, United Kingdom



14/04/2015 2015.AQN food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 18.9; Tot. = 22.3 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey


17/04/2015 2015.ARN food border rejection


Belgium





Italy

Commission Services, Germany, Iran (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 51.3 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Germany





Notification type

Notification basis


20/04/2015 2015.ARX food border rejection


France France, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 90; Tot. = 100) in pistachio kernels from Turkey

return to consignor


20/04/2015 2015.ARZ food border rejection


France

aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 29 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Turkey

return to consignor


20/04/2015 2015.ASB food border rejection


Spain Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 15.9; Tot. = 17.6 µg/kg - ppb) in pristachio nuts from Iran



24/04/2015 2015.ATD food border rejection


Belgium Belgium aflatoxins (B1 = 32.2 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



30/04/2015 2015.AUD food border rejection


United Kingdom

Iran (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 21.8; Tot. = 26.1 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio from Iran




Netherlands Germany, Iran (O), Netherlands (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 140; Tot. = 160 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Germany



06/05/2015 2015.AUV food border rejection


Spain Iran (O), Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 796; Tot. = 862 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran



07/05/2015 2015.AVE food border rejection


Belgium Belgium, Iran (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 28.1; Tot. = 28.1 / B1 = 26; Tot. = 27 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from Iran



07/05/2015 2015.AVF food border rejection


Belgium Belgium, Iran (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 195; Tot. = 215 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



07/05/2015 2015.AVI food border rejection


Spain Iran (O), Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 22.5; Tot. = 25 / B1 = 15.9 15.9; Tot. = 17.4 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



07/05/2015 2015.AVJ food border rejection


United Kingdom

Turkey (O), United Kingdom

missing import declaration for pistachios from Turkey


07/05/2015 2015.AVM food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 70.3; Tot. = 78.0 / B1 = 111; Tot. = 120 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran




Notification type

Notification basis


11/05/2015 2015.AVZ food border rejection


Germany Germany, Iran (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 18.7 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



company's own check

Luxembourg Belgium, Luxembourg, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 136; Tot. = 144 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from the United States, via Belgium

return to consignor


19/05/2015 2015.AWY food border rejection



aflatoxins (Tot. = 33.8 µg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachios from the United States


21/05/2015 2015.AXG food border rejection


Netherlands Netherlands, United States

aflatoxins (B1 = 220; Tot. = 260 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts


21/05/2015 2015.AXJ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 220 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States



28/05/2015 2015.AYB food border rejection




return to consignor


03/06/2015 2015.AYP food border rejection


France France, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 11.4; Tot. = 53 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States


03/06/2015 2015.AYQ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 20; Tot. = 22 / B1 = 71; Tot. = 80 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from the United States


04/06/2015 2015.AYT food border rejection


Belgium Belgium, United States (O)




04/06/2015 2015.AYU food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 35; Tot. = 36.6 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States



11/06/2015 2015.AZM food border rejection


Germany Germany, United States (O)





Notification type

Notification basis


17/06/2015 2015.BAE food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy, Turkey

aflatoxins (Tot. = 47.5 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Turkey


19/06/2015 2015.BAR food border rejection


Germany Germany, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 21.50; Tot. = 23.58 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Turkey


22/06/2015 2015.BAW food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 32; Tot. = 36 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


24/06/2015 2015.BBB food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 9.9 µg/kg - ppb) in salted roasted pistachios from Turkey



29/06/2015 2015.BBJ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 47.6; Tot. = 53.3) in pistachios in shell from the United States


29/06/2015 2015.BBN food border rejection






29/06/2015 2015.BBO food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 27.1 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey


30/06/2015 2015.BBR food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 103; Tot. = 119 / B1 = 21.4; Tot. = 25.9 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran



01/07/2015 2015.BBY food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 31 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled pistachios from the United States



03/07/2015 2015.BCH food border rejection






08/07/2015 2015.0875 food alert company's own check

Belgium Belgium (D), Germany (O), United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 26; Tot. = 30 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States, processed in Germany

destruction distribution restricted to notifying country



Notification type

Notification basis


06/07/2015 2015.BCM food border rejection





09/07/2015 2015.BDA food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy aflatoxins (Tot. = 26.9 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran


10/07/2015 2015.BDK food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 16 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States




Italy Germany, Iran (O), Italy (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 19 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Germany

seizure no distribution from notifying country

20/07/2015 2015.BEL food border rejection


Romania Romania, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 22.03; Tot. = 44.45 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted red inside pistachio nuts from Turkey



05/08/2015 2015.BGT food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 11.2; Tot. = 21.0 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Turkey


06/08/2015 2015.BHA food border rejection




return to consignor


13/08/2015 2015.BHZ food border rejection



ochratoxin A (74 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States


14/08/2015 2015.BID food border rejection


Greece Greece, Iran (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 31; Tot. = 31 µg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachios from Iran



Austria

Austria (D), INFOSAN, Netherlands, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 20 µg/kg - ppb) and Salmonella (presence /25g) in pistachios from the United States, via the Netherlands




official control on the market

Cyprus Cyprus (D), INFOSAN, Lebanon (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 565; Tot. = 613.6 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Lebanon





Notification type

Notification basis


07/09/2015 2015.BKS food border rejection





15/09/2015 2015.BLT food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) and absence of certified analytical report for roasted pistachios from Turkey


17/09/2015 2015.BMB food border rejection


Poland INFOSAN, Iran (O), Poland

aflatoxins (B1 = 16.94; Tot. = 19.34 / B1 = 15.28; Tot. = 16.75 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran


09/10/2015 2015.BOT food border rejection


Austria Austria, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted almonds and pistachios from Turkey


09/10/2015 2015.BOV food border rejection





09/10/2015 2015.BOW food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy aflatoxins (B1 = 48; Tot. = 50.8 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



Slovenia INFOSAN, Iran (O), Italy (O), Slovenia (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 76 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted salted pistachios from Iran, packaged in Italy



26/10/2015 2015.BQY food border rejection





27/10/2015 2015.BRJ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 44.9; Tot. = 50 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts from the United States



28/10/2015 2015.BRS food border rejection


Spain Iran (O), Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 13.1; Tot. = 14.1 µg/kg - ppb) in in-shell pistachios from Iran





Notification type

Notification basis


04/11/2015 2015.BSR food border rejection


Greece Greece, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 2.8; Tot. = 3 / B1 = 23.6; Tot. = 24.5 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey


11/11/2015 2015.BTY food border rejection


Greece Greece, Iran (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 32.7; Tot. = 34.7 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran


12/11/2015 2015.BUE food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 31; Tot. = 34 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio kernels from the United States

return to consignor


19/11/2015 2015.BVH food border rejection


Poland Iran (O), Poland

aflatoxins (B1 = 12.9; Tot. = 14.6 µg/kg - ppb) in raw pistachios in shell from Iran


23/11/2015 2015.BWB food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 15.6; Tot. = 17.4 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States



23/11/2015 2015.BWC food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 125; Tot. = 147 / B1 = 47; Tot. = 53 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran



30/11/2015 2015.BXC food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 40; Tot. = 47 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States



03/12/2015 2015.BXS food border rejection


Belgium Belgium, Iran (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 27.8; Tot. = 29.7 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from Iran



08/12/2015 2015.BYH food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 18.24; Tot. = 19.50 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted pistachio nuts from Turkey


14/12/2015 2015.BYV food border rejection






15/12/2015 2015.BYX food border rejection







Notification type

Notification basis


15/12/2015 2015.BYZ food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 58.3; Tot. = 66 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran



18/12/2015 2015.BZY food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 57.3; Tot. = 61.8 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios from the United States


18/12/2015 2015.CAA food border rejection





23/12/2015 2015.CAV food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 59.4; Tot. = 64 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachios in shell from Iran


29/12/2015 2015.CBC food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 27.2; Tot. = 70.6 / B1 = 24.7; Tot. = 69 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio nuts with shell from Iran




EU RASFF – ALL HAZELNUT NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


14/01/2015 2015.ABQ food border rejection


Bulgaria from Turkey aflatoxins (Tot. = 12 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey


29/01/2015 2015.AEW food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 13.3; Tot. = 16.0 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey


09/02/2015 2015.AGC food border rejection


Bulgaria from Turkey aflatoxins (Tot. = 27.9 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey


11/02/2015 2015.AGU food border rejection


Bulgaria from Turkey aflatoxins (Tot. = 16.2 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey


12/02/2015 2015.AHA food border rejection


Bulgaria from Turkey aflatoxins (Tot. = 25 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey


12/02/2015 2015.AHB food border rejection


United Kingdom

from Turkey

aflatoxins (B1 = 39; Tot. = 43 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted diced hazelnuts from Turkey


18/02/2015 2015.AHY food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 4; Tot. = 15.2 mg/kg - ppm) in roasted chopped hazelnuts from Turkey


27/02/2015 2015.AJL food border rejection


Italy from Georgia aflatoxins (B1 = 10.2 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia



06/03/2015 2015.0268 food information for follow-up

company's own check

Denmark Sweden (O) hazelnut kernels packaged in Sweden infested with moulds



02/03/2015 2015.AJP food border rejection


Austria aflatoxins (B1 = 2.6 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnuts from Turkey



Netherlands

Estonia (D), Iceland (D), Netherlands, Switzerland (D), Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 18 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted chopped hazelnuts from Turkey





Notification type

Notification basis



company's own check

Finland Finland (D), Turkey (O)

Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in roasted chopped hazelnuts from Turkey

re-dispatch distribution restricted to notifying country

11/05/2015 2015.AVV food border rejection


Denmark Denmark, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 9; Tot. = 26 µg/kg - ppb) in chopped hazelnuts from Turkey

seizure product not (yet) placed on the market


company's own check

Denmark Denmark (D), Sweden (O)

hazelnut kernels from Sweden infested with moulds



22/05/2015 2015.AXO food border rejection



aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.5 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey



09/06/2015 2015.AZC food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (Tot. = 25 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled hazelnut from Turkey

return to consignor




Slovakia Georgia (O), Slovakia (D)

Aspergillus moulds (presence), Penicillium moulds (presence) in and altered organoleptic characteristics (foreign bitter taste, fat oxidized) of hazelnuts from Georgia

withdrawal from recipient(s)



consumer complaint

Denmark Denmark (D), Iceland (D), Sweden (O)

hazelnut kernels from Sweden infested with moulds



05/08/2015 2015.BGW food border rejection


United Kingdom




28/09/2015 2015.BNB food border rejection



aflatoxins (Tot. = 13.35 µg/kg - ppb) in diced roasted hazelnut kernels from Turkey


29/09/2015 2015.BNE food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) and absence of certified analytical report for shelled hazelnuts from Turkey




Notification type

Notification basis


30/09/2015 2015.BNO food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 11.8 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey



07/10/2015 2015.BOK food border rejection


United Kingdom


improper health certificate(s) for roasted hazelnuts from Turkey


14/10/2015 2015.BPS food border rejection


Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.6; Tot. = 19.3) in roasted diced hazelnut kernels from Turkey


20/10/2015 2015.BQF food border rejection


Italy Georgia (O), Italy, Switzerland

aflatoxins (B1 = 56.1; Tot. = 124 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia


27/10/2015 2015.BRE food border rejection


United Kingdom


fraudulent Common Entry Document (CED) for roasted diced hazelnut kernels from Turkey


29/10/2015 2015.BRT food border rejection





30/10/2015 2015.BRZ food border rejection


Greece Georgia (O), Greece

aflatoxins (B1 = 5; Tot. = 20.2 / B1 = 14.1; Tot. = 43.1 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia


03/11/2015 2015.BSE food border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 13.9; Tot. = 48 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey



09/11/2015 2015.BTN food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (Tot. = 43.6 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled hazelnuts from Turkey


25/11/2015 2015.BWG food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 7.4; Tot. = 22 / B1 = 9.6; Tot. = 22 µg/kg - ppb) in crushed roasted hazelnuts from Turkey



26/11/2015 2015.BWT food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 27.8; Tot. = 29.39 µg/kg - ppb) in




Notification type

Notification basis


organic hazelnuts from Turkey

26/11/2015 2015.BWV food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 64.95; Tot. = 75.06 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled hazelnuts from Turkey

return to consignor



Austria

Austria (D/O), Germany (D), INFOSAN, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 29 µg/kg - ppb) in ground hazelnuts from Turkey, packaged in Austria



11/12/2015 2015.BYO food border rejection


Italy Azerbaijan (O), Italy

aflatoxins (B1 = 32; Tot. = 36 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut from Azerbaijan


14/12/2015 2015.BYS food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 12.5; Tot. = 21.97 µg/kg - ppb) in whole roasted hazelnuts from Turkey



29/12/2015 2015.CBF food border rejection


Slovakia Slovakia, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 38.15; Tot. = 46.08 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted chopped hazelnut kernels from Turkey



EU RASFF - ALL PEANUTS (FEED) NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


19/01/2015 2015.ACI feed border rejection


United Kingdom

from Brazil aflatoxins (B1 = 104 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts for birdfeed from Brazil


29/01/2015 2015.AEU feed border rejection


Sweden from China microbiological contamination of peanuts in shell for bird feed from China



26/02/2015 2015.AJE feed border rejection


United Kingdom

from Brazil aflatoxins (B1 = 53.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for bird feed from Brazil


19/01/2015 2015.ACI feed border rejection


United Kingdom

Brazil (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 104 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled groundnuts for birdfeed from Brazil


26/02/2015 2015.AJE feed border rejection


United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 53.8 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for bird feed from Brazil


29/01/2015 2015.AEU feed border rejection


Sweden China (O) peanuts in shell for bird feed from China infested with moulds



05/05/2015 2015.AUM feed border rejection


United Kingdom

Gambia (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 83.7 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from the Gambia


05/05/2015 2015.AUO feed border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 194 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from the Gambia


05/05/2015 2015.AUP feed border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 207; Tot. = 306.4 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from the Gambia


07/05/2015 2015.AVK feed border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 142 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeed from the Gambia




Notification type

Notification basis


08/05/2015 2015.AVR feed border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 101; Tot. = 223.8 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts for bird feed from the Gambia


04/06/2015 2015.AYS feed border rejection


United Kingdom


aflatoxins (B1 = 189 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnut kernels for bird feed from the Gambia


29/09/2015 2015.BND feed border rejection


United Kingdom

Brazil (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 32 µg/kg - ppb) in groundnuts for birdfeeding from Brazil



23/11/2015 2015.BVT feed border rejection


United Kingdom

Brazil (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 60.3 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts for bird feeding from Brazil




EU RASFF - ALL ALMOND NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis



Germany from Spain aflatoxins (Tot. = 14.9 µg/kg - ppb) in almonds from Spain

no action taken information on distribution not (yet) available

13/02/2015 2015.AHE food border rejection


Italy from Turkey

aflatoxins (B1 = 50.9; Tot. = 57.1 / B1 = 22.2; Tot. = 22.3 µg/kg - ppb) in almond kernels from Turkey


13/03/2015 2015.ALH food border rejection


Italy

aflatoxins (Tot. = 129 µg/kg - ppb) in almonds from Afghanistan, dispatched from Turkey


08/06/2015 2015.AYX food border rejection


Spain Australia (O), Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 19; Tot. = 24 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled almonds from Australia


10/07/2015 2015.BDI food border rejection


Portugal Portugal, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 15 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States




Belgium Belgium (D), Netherlands (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 126 µg/kg - ppb) in almonds from the Netherlands



21/08/2015 2015.BIO food border rejection


Netherlands Australia (O), Netherlands

aflatoxins (Tot. = 26 µg/kg - ppb) in almonds from Australia

return to consignor


29/09/2015 2015.BNJ food border rejection


Poland Poland, United States

shelled almonds infested with larvae of insects


06/10/2015 2015.BOH food border rejection


Spain Spain, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = > 24 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States



09/10/2015 2015.BOT food border rejection


Austria Austria, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted almonds and pistachios from Turkey




Poland Germany (O), Poland (D), United States (O)

dried almonds from Germany, with raw material from the United States infested with insects (0.2 %)


information on distribution not (yet) available


EU RASFF- ALL PEANUT BUTTER NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


28/01/2015 2015.0097 food alert food poisoning Denmark from Netherlands

undeclared hazelnut and almond in peanut butter from the Netherlands



13/02/2015 2015.AHF food border rejection


Netherlands from China absence of health certificate(s) and absence of certified analytical report for peanut butter from China



01/04/2015 2015.AOE food border rejection


Cyprus

aflatoxins (B1 = 7.3; Tot. = 8.4 / B1 = 3.9; Tot. = 4.6 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut butter from India


20/04/2015 2015.ARV food border rejection


Croatia China (O), Croatia

aflatoxins (B1 = 5.0; Tot. = 14.3 / B1 = 4.2; Tot. = 12.9 / B1 = 2.2; Tot. = 8.7 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut butter from China


15/05/2015 2015.0594 food alert consumer complaint

United Kingdom

Ireland (D), Netherlands (O), Norway (D), Spain (D), United Kingdom (D)

dead mouse (N/A) in unsalted organic crunchy peanut butter from the Netherlands



08/10/2015 2015.BOS food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) for peanut butter from China



EU RASFF - ALL WALNUT NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis



Italy from Germany undeclared sulphite (54 mg/kg - ppm) in shelled walnuts from Germany





Germany Germany (D), INFOSAN, United States (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 68; Tot. = 73.3 µg/kg - ppb) in walnuts from the United States



EU RASFF - ALL PINE NUT NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


07/07/2015 2015.BCT food border rejection


Italy Italy, San Marino (D), Turkey (O)

high counts of coliforms (160000 CFU/g) and of Enterobacteriaceae (170000 CFU/g) in pinenut kernels from Turkey




Germany

Germany, Pakistan (O), United Arab Emirates (D)

Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in pinenut kernels from Pakistan

distribution to third countries

EU RASFF - ALL APRICOT KERNEL NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


12/02/2015 2015.AHD food border rejection


Italy from China

aflatoxins (B1 = 19.9; Tot. = 41.6 µg/kg - ppb) in apricot kernels from China


13/10/2015 2015.BPO food border rejection


Italy

too high content of sulphite (788 mg/kg - ppm) in sweet apricot kernels (Prunus armeniaca L.) from Turkey



EU RASFF - ALL MIXTURES NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


13/01/2015 2015.ABH food border rejection


United Kingdom

from Turkey

missing import declaration for dates, figs, walnuts and nuts mix from Turkey



company's own check

Denmark

Belgium (D), Denmark (D), Finland (D), Germany (D), Greece (O), Luxembourg (D), Netherlands (D), Sweden (D)

nuts mix from Greece infested with larvae of insects



EU RASFF – ALL NUT NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


19/08/2015 2015.BIJ food border rejection


Germany Germany, INFOSAN, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (Tot. = 19.01 µg/kg - ppb) in roasted chopped nuts from Turkey



10/09/2015 2015.BLE food border rejection


Spain China (O), Spain fraudulent health certificate(s) for nuts from China



EU RASFF - ALL PISTACHIO PASTE NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis



Czech Republic

Czech Republic (D), Italy (O)

traces of peanut (23.3 mg/kg - ppm) in pistachio paste for ice cream from Italy




Slovenia Italy (O), Slovenia (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 20; Tot. = 22 µg/kg - ppb) in pistachio paste from Italy

return to consignor



EU RASFF – OTHER EDIBLE NUT NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


03/03/2015 2015.AJS food border rejection


United Kingdom

Serbia (O), United Kingdom

absence of health certificate(s) and absence of Common Entry Document (CED) for hazelnut butter from Serbia


26/03/2015 2015.ANE food border rejection


United Kingdom

Turkey (O)

absence of Common Entry Document (CED) for fig and hazelnut snacks from Turkey


21/05/2015 2015.AXI food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of health certificate(s) and absence of certified analytical report for peanut candies from India


11/06/2015 2015.0746 food alert border control - consignment released

Belgium Belgium, Bolivia (O), Germany (D)

aflatoxins (B1 = 23.1; Tot. = 27.1 / B1 = 11.5; Tot. = 12.5 µg/kg - ppb) in Brazil nuts from Bolivia



08/06/2015 2015.AYW food border rejection


Spain Morocco (O), Spain

aflatoxins (B1 = 18.1; Tot. = 18.9 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled bitter almonds from Morocco


30/06/2015 2015.BBV food border rejection


United Kingdom

Nigeria (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 162.6; Tot. = 242.9 µg/kg - ppb) in peanut chips from Nigeria


06/08/2015 2015.BHE food border rejection


France France, India (O) absence of health certificate(s) for nut crackers from India


14/10/2015 2015.BPU food border rejection


France

aflatoxins (B1 = 3.7; Tot. = 9.5 µg/kg - ppb) in peanuts crackers from China




Notification type

Notification basis


04/11/2015 2015.1383 food alert consumer complaint

Netherlands

Germany (D), Lithuania (D), Netherlands (D/O), United Kingdom (D)

undeclared peanut (the label stated traces of peanut but the product contains peanut) in cashew paste from the Netherlands



08/12/2015 2015.BYI food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 9.5 µg/kg - ppb) in hazelnut paste from Turkey



EU RASFF – ALL DRIED FIGS NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis



Portugal from Spain aflatoxins (B1 = 6.7; Tot. = 27.5 µg/kg - ppb) in dried f²igs





Germany from Turkey ochratoxin A (69.9 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Germany from Turkey ochratoxin A (45 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


product (presumably) no longer on the market

15/01/2015 2015.ABW food border rejection


Germany from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 14.3 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Finland from Netherlands

unauthorised use of colour E 129 - Allura Red AC in dried fruit and berry mix from the Netherlands



Germany from Spain ochratoxin A (124 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Spain



26/01/2015 2015.ADZ food border rejection


Netherlands from Turkey ochratoxin A (24 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



28/01/2015 2015.AEG food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 22.2 µg/kg - ppb) in dried organic figs from Turkey

return to consignor




Italy from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 13.1 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



02/02/2015 2015.AFB food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 19.7; Tot. = 33 µg/kg - ppb) in diced dried figs from Turkey

return to consignor


02/02/2015 2015.AFC food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 55 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


02/02/2015 2015.AFD food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 42; Tot. = 55 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Notification type

Notification basis


02/02/2015 2015.AFF food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 11.4 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


02/02/2015 2015.AFG food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 10.5 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


02/02/2015 2015.AFH food border rejection


France from Turkey aflatoxins (B1 = 12.6; Tot. = 18.6 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Germany from Turkey ochratoxin A (86 µg/kg - ppb) in sun dried figs from Turkey





Germany from Turkey ochratoxin A (32.0 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey

no action taken distribution restricted to notifying country

26/02/2015 2015.AJD food border rejection


Germany from Turkey

ochratoxin A (17.4 µg/kg - ppb) and high count of yeasts (3.2E6 CFU/g) in dried figs from Turkey




Italy Turkey (O) aflatoxins (Tot. = 36 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




France Spain (O) ochratoxin A (183 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Spain



09/03/2015 2015.AKI food border rejection


Germany

aflatoxins (B1 = 6.5; Tot. = 7 / B1 = 10.8; Tot. = 13 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


11/03/2015 2015.AKV food border rejection


United Kingdom

United Kingdom aflatoxins (B1 = 8.7 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



31/03/2015 2015.AOB food border rejection


Poland dead insects (21.4 %) in organic dried figs from Turkey


23/04/2015 2015.ASS food border rejection


Poland dead insects (30.6 %) in organic dried figs from Turkey


14/10/2015 2015.BPT food border rejection


Austria aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 27 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Notification type

Notification basis


22/10/2015 2015.BQS food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 8.6; Tot. = 26.3 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



26/10/2015 2015.BQZ food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 16.8; Tot. = 18 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



27/10/2015 2015.BRF food border rejection





28/10/2015 2015.BRN food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 42.5 µg/kg - ppb) in organic dried figs from Turkey



03/11/2015 2015.BSF food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 13.6; Tot. = 15 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



03/11/2015 2015.BSH food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 54.3 / B1 = 70.1 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



04/11/2015 2015.BSL food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 16 Tot. = 20 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey

return to consignor


04/11/2015 2015.BSP food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 10.1; Tot. = 10.7 / B1 = 19.2; Tot. = 31.9 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



04/11/2015 2015.BSQ food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 9.4; Tot. = 10.4 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



05/11/2015 2015.BTA food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 25.4; Tot. = 60.6 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


05/11/2015 2015.BTB food border rejection



aflatoxins (Tot. = 12.7 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


05/11/2015 2015.BTC food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 17.9 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


06/11/2015 2015.BTD food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 32.7; Tot. = 98.6 / B1 = 24; Tot. = 67.7 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Notification type

Notification basis


06/11/2015 2015.BTE food border rejection


Netherlands Netherlands, Turkey (O)

attempt to illegally import (invalid health certificate) organic dried figs from Turkey

informing consignor


06/11/2015 2015.BTG food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 8.5 mg/kg - ppm) in dried figs from Turkey


06/11/2015 2015.BTJ food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 31,5; Tot. = 39,1 / B1 = 39,6; Tot. = 49,3 / / µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



09/11/2015 2015.BTP food border rejection








Denmark Denmark (D), INFOSAN, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 9; Tot. = 15 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



16/11/2015 2015.BUQ food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 9.7; Tot. = 21.5 µg/kg - ppb) in dried fig cubes from Turkey


16/11/2015 2015.BUU food border rejection






18/11/2015 2015.BVD food border rejection


Czech Republic

Czech Republic, Turkey (O), United Kingdom

aflatoxins (B1 = 18.49; Tot. = 19.2 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs with rice flour from Turkey




Germany

Austria, Commission Services, Germany (D), INFOSAN, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 10.4; Tot. = 22.3 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey, via Austria



23/11/2015 2015.BVY food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 32; Tot. = 36 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



25/11/2015 2015.BWI food border rejection


Poland Poland, Turkey (O)

aflatoxins (B1 = 25; Tot. = 28.46 / B1 = 15; Tot. = 17.29 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Notification type

Notification basis


25/11/2015 2015.BWL food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 28; Tot. = 33.1 / B1 = 99.1; Tot. = 162.3 / B1 = 16.3; Tot. = 16.3 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


26/11/2015 2015.BWU food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 10.2; Tot. = 21.6) in dried figs from Turkey



Germany Germany, Netherlands (D), Turkey (O)

ochratoxin A (14.4 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey



01/12/2015 2015.BXF food border rejection



aflatoxins (B1 = 15.7; Tot. = 28 / B1 = 27.3; Tot. = 28.9 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


01/12/2015 2015.BXG food border rejection


Italy Italy, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 10.5 / B1 = 11.7 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey


02/12/2015 2015.BXL food border rejection




return to consignor


02/12/2015 2015.BXO food border rejection




04/12/2015 2015.BXU food border rejection





08/12/2015 2015.BYF food border rejection


Greece Greece, Turkey (O)

absence of health certificate(s) for dried figs from Turkey


16/12/2015 2015.BZK food border rejection







Germany Germany (D), INFOSAN, Turkey (O)

ochratoxin A (10.8 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




Germany

Germany (D), INFOSAN, Netherlands (D), Turkey (O)

ochratoxin A (0.3; 0.80; 27.8 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey





Notification type

Notification basis


30/12/2015 2015.CBK food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O) aflatoxins (B1 = 12.5; Tot. = 22.7 µg/kg - ppb) in dried figs from Turkey




EU RASFF – ALL DRIED APRICOTS NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


14/01/2015 2015.ABM food border rejection


Malta from Turkey undeclared sulphite in dried apricots from Turkey

relabelling product not (yet) placed on the market

14/01/2015 2015.ABN food border rejection



too high content of sulphite (2690 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey



15/01/2015 2015.ABV food border rejection


Estonia from Turkey




20/01/2015 2015.ACO food border rejection





28/01/2015 2015.AEL food border rejection


France from Turkey





United Kingdom

from Poland undeclared sulphite (740 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Poland



04/02/2015 2015.AFN food border rejection


France from Turkey



18/02/2015 2015.AHX food border rejection


United Kingdom

from Turkey






Latvia from Uzbekistan

too high content of sulphite (2459 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Uzbekistan

official detention distribution to other member countries

24/02/2015 2015.AIN food border rejection


Greece from Turkey






Notification type

Notification basis


31/03/2015 2015.ANY food border rejection


Bulgaria




02/04/2015 2015.AOZ food border rejection


France undeclared sulphite (2363 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey

return to consignor


07/04/2015 2015.APM food border rejection


Lithuania Lithuania





Finland Finland (D), Greece (O)

too high content of sulphite (2550 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Greece


20/04/2015 2015.ARY food border rejection


France France




20/04/2015 2015.ASA food border rejection


France





Malta Malta (D), Turkey (O)

undeclared sulphite (1505 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey

relabelling distribution restricted to notifying country

01/06/2015 2015.AYK food border rejection


Malta Lebanon, Malta, Turkey (O)

too high content of sulphite and undeclared sulphite (4958 mg/kg - ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey, via Lebanon



Germany

Germany (D), Netherlands, United Kingdom (O)

metal fragments (1 <--> 7 mm) and impurities in organic diced dried apricots from the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands



17/06/2015 2015.BAH food border rejection


Netherlands Netherlands, Turkey (O)

dried apricots from Turkey infested with moulds

informing consignor




Notification type

Notification basis


20/07/2015 2015.BEK food border rejection


Latvia Latvia, Turkey (O)



07/08/2015 2015.BHG food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Poland (D), Turkey (O)



17/09/2015 2015.BLZ food border rejection






28/10/2015 2015.BRO food border rejection








Latvia Estonia (D), Latvia (D), Russia (D), Turkey (O)




06/11/2015 2015.BTI food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Netherlands, Turkey (O)






Latvia Estonia (D), Latvia (D), Turkey (O)




12/11/2015 2015.BUC food border rejection





25/11/2015 2015.BWK food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey (O)




08/12/2015 2015.BYE food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey (O)




14/12/2015 2015.BYR food border rejection


Spain Spain, Turkey (O) too high content of sulphite (2395 mg/kg -





Notification type

Notification basis


ppm) in dried apricots from Turkey

17/12/2015 2015.BZM food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Lithuania, Turkey (O)




22/12/2015 2015.CAF food border rejection


Bulgaria Bulgaria, Turkey (O), United Kingdom





EU RASFF – ALL DRIED GRAPES NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


22/01/2015 2015.ADI food border rejection


Poland from Uzbekistan ochratoxin A (21.1 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from Uzbekistan


11/02/2015 2015.AGX food border rejection


Germany from Afghanistan ochratoxin A (11.8 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from Afghanistan


19/02/2015 2015.AIB food border rejection


Lithuania from Afghanistan ochratoxin A (61 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from Afghanistan




Denmark Chile (O), Denmark (D/O), Netherlands

too high content of sulphite (2400 mg/kg - ppm) in golden raisins from Chile, packaged in Denmark, via the Netherlands



02/04/2015 2015.AOS food border rejection


Croatia Croatia, Iran (O) fenpropathrin (0.29 mg/kg - ppm) in dried raisins from Iran



Poland

Poland (D/O), Turkey (O), United Kingdom (D)

ochratoxin A (19.3 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from Turkey, packaged in Poland




Slovakia Czech Republic (O), Slovakia (D/O)

ochratoxin A (11.83 µg/kg - ppb) in raisins from the Czech Republic, processed in Slovakia




company's own check

Denmark Australia (O), Denmark (D)

ochratoxin A (28 µg/kg - ppb) in organic seedless raisins with oil from Australia




Romania

Germany, INFOSAN, Romania (D), Turkey (O)

ochratoxin A (15.6 µg/kg - ppb) in sultans from Turkey, via Germany

destruction no distribution from notifying country



Czech Republic

Czech Republic (D), Iran (O), Slovakia

golden raisins from Iran, via Slovakia contaminated with aliphatic hydrocarbons (500 mg/kg - ppm)





Notification type

Notification basis


30/10/2015 2015.BSA food border rejection


Italy Chile (O), Italy too high content of sulphite (3008 mg/kg - ppm) in raisins from Chile




Belgium Belgium (D), Netherlands, Turkey (O)

tebuconazole (1.14 mg/kg - ppm) in white seedless sultanas table grapes from Turkey, via the Netherlands



19/11/2015 2015.BVM food border rejection


Italy Iran (O), Italy ethion (0.17 mg/kg - ppm) in raisins from Iran



Cyprus Cyprus (D), Greece (O)

ochratoxin A (18.5 µg/kg - ppb) in dried sultana raisins from Greece




EU RASFF – ALL DATES NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis




Italy from Tunisia dates from Tunisia infested with insects and contaminated with faeces





Italy from Tunisia dates from Tunisia infested with insects




official control in non-member country

Italy from Tunisia dates from Tunisia infested with insects (larvea, excrements)



12/03/2015 2015.ALE food border rejection


Poland Poland

dead insects and excrements of insects (20.6; 21.1 %) in dried dates from Turkey




Italy Italy, Tunisia (O) dates from Tunisia infested with insects



Germany

Austria (D), Czech Republic (D), Germany (D), Netherlands (D/O), Norway (D), Poland (D), Sweden (D)

metal fragments in bio dates from the Netherlands

informing consignor




Italy Italy (D), Tunisia (O)

dead insects in dates from Tunisia




EU RASFF – ALL PRUNES NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis




Slovakia Chile (O), Slovakia (D/O)

too high content of sulphite (74 mg/kg - ppm) in dried plums manufactured in Slovakia, with raw material from Chile




Poland Chile (O), Poland (D)

too high content of E 200 - sorbic acid (1707.3 mg/kg - ppm) in pitted prunes from Chile





Poland Moldova (O), Poland (D)

too high content of E 200 - sorbic acid (1267; 1038; 1415; 1454 mg/kg - ppm) in dried pitted prunes from Moldova




Poland

Chile (O), Czech Republic (D), INFOSAN, Poland (D/O), United Kingdom (D)

too high content of E 200 - sorbic acid (2008 mg/kg - ppm) in pitted prunes from Chile, packaged in Poland



EU RASFF – ALL DRIED FIG JAM NOTIFICATIONS


Notification type

Notification basis


03/09/2015 2015.BKC food border rejection


United Kingdom


absence of certified analytical report for dried fig jam from Turkey


139 APPENDIX 2015 – USA INC – International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

2015 USA APPENDIX


USA - ALL PEANUT NOTIFICATIONS

Refusal date Manufacturer country

FDA Product description

Violation code Section Charge Statement

05-Jan-2015 China PEANUT, IN SHELL

LIST INGRE 403(i)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(2) of the FD&C Act in that it is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the label fails to bear the common or usual name of each such ingredient and/or the article purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice, but does not bear a statement with appropriate prominence on the information panel of the total percentage of such fruit or vegetable juice contained in the food. [Misbranded, Section 403(i)(2)]."

NO ENGLISH 403(f), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(f) of the FD&C Act in that any word, statement, or other information required by or under the authority of the FD&C Act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary terms of purchase and use (for example, label contains information in two or more languages but fails to repeat all required information in both languages in accordance with 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2), or label fails to include all required information in English in accordance with 21 CFR 101.15(c)(1), except in the case of articles distributed solely in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or in a Territory where the predominant language is one other than English)) [Misbranded, Section 403 (f)].

15-Jan-2015 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED

AFLATOXIN 402(a)(1), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to contain a mycotoxin, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.

22-Jan-2015 Guatemala PEANUT, SHELLED

LACKS N/C 403(e)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count in accordance with Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act [Misbranded, Section 403 (e)(2)].

NUTRIT LBL 403(q); 801(a)(3); Misbranding

The article appears to be misbranded in that the label or labeling fails to bear the required nutrition information.

TRANSFAT 403(q), 801(a)(3) ;MISBRANDING

The product is misbranded under Section 403(q) because the nutrition label does not provide all of the information required by 21 CFR 101.9(c); specifically, the label does not bear the amount of trans fat [21 CFR 101.9(c)(2)(ii)].



The article appears to contain a mycotoxin, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health






FILTHY 402(a)(3), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to consist in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or be otherwise unfit for food

05-Feb-2015 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED

FALSE 403(a)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1 ) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular [Misbranded, Section 403 (a)(1)].

LABELING Section 4(a); 801(a)(3) Misbranding

The article appears in violation of FPLA because of its placement, form and/or contents statement.

LACKS FIRM 403(e)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(e)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor [Misbranded, Section 403 (e)(1)].





09-feb-15 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED
















18-Mar-2015

Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED



23-Mar-2015




25-Mar-2015




30-Mar-2015




31-Mar-2015

India PEANUT, SHELLED

PESTICIDE2 402(a)(2)(B); 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be adulterated because it contains a pesticide chemical, which is in violation of section 402(a)(2)(B).

15-Apr-2015 India PEANUT, SHELLED



02-Apr-2015 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED



21/05/2015 Vietnam PEANUT, SHELLED



05/05/2015 India PEANUT, SHELLED


The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be adulterated because it contains a pesticide chemical, which is in violation of section 402(a)(2)(B). Contains:





08-May-2015

India PEANUT, SHELLED



20/05/2015 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED



25-Jun-2015 Mexico PEANUT, IN SHELL



09-Jun-2015 India PEANUT, SHELLED



22/06/2015 Mexico PEANUT, NUT FLOUR/MEAL



21-Jul-2015 Mexico PEANUT, SHELLED



17-Aug-2015








4-Aug-2015 Indonesia PEANUT, SHELLED



26-Aug-2015


COLOR LBLG 403(k), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article appears to contain an artificial coloring and it fails to bear labeling stating that fact.

UNSAFE COL 402(c), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to be, or to bear or contain a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 721(a).

29-Sep-2015 Brazil PEANUT, SHELLED





02/09/2015 Jordan PEANUT, NUT FLOUR/MEAL



UNSAFE COL 402c), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION


13/11/2015 Nigeria PEANUT, SHELLED









03/11/2015 India PEANUT, SHELLED

SALMONELLA 402(a)(1), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to contain Salmonella, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.

02-Dec-2015 Indonesia PEANUT, SHELLED



17-Dec-2015

China PEANUT, SHELLED



01-Dec-2015

Jordan PEANUT, SHELLED





01-Dec-2015

Jordan PEANUT, SHELLED




USA – ALL ALMOND PASTE NOTIFICATIONS




11-Aug-2015 Italy ALMOND, PASTE







01-Dec-2015

Jordan ALMOND, PASTE





01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015




01-Dec-2015





01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015






01-Dec-2015







USA – ALL CASHEW NOTIFICATIONS




07-Jan-2015 Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED



04-Mar-2015

Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED


The article appears to contain Salmonella, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health

29/05/2015 Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED






05-Jun-2015 Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED



02-Jun-2015 Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED



20-Aug-2015

Vietnam CASHEW, SHELLED




UNSAFE ADD 402(a)(2)(C)(i), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to bear or contain an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409. [Adulteration, 402(a)(2)(c)].


USA - ALL PISTACHIO NOTIFICATIONS




23-Feb-2015 United States PISTACHIO, SHELLED



26/05/2015 Italy PISTACHIO, PASTE



18/06/2015 Greece PISTACHIO, IN SHELL



08-Jul-2015 Greece PISTACHIO, IN SHELL



17-Aug-2015

Jordan PISTACHIO, SHELLED


The article appears to consist in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or be otherwise unfit for food.

01-Dec-2016 Jordan PISTACHIO, IN SHELL








USA - ALL ALMOND NOTIFICATIONS




13/10/2015 France ALMOND, IN SHELL







17-Dec-2015 China ALMOND, SHELLED

USUAL NAME 403(i)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food, if any there be [Misbranded, Section 403(i)(1)].

01-Dec-2015

Jordan ALMOND, SHELLED






USA - ALL HAZELNUT NOTIFICATIONS




09-Jul-2015 Slovakia FILBERT, HAZELNUT, SHELLED



24-Dec-2015

Italy FILBERT, HAZELNUT, SPREAD

USUAL NAME 403(i)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food, if any there be [Misbranded, Section 403(i)(1)].

USA - ALL PECANS NOTIFICATIONS




12-May-2015

Mexico PECAN, SHELLED



08/06/2015 United States PECAN, SHELLED




USA - ALL OTHER NUT NOTIFICATIONS




16/06/2015 Canada

WALNUTS, BLACK, ENGLISH, SHELLED



01-Dec-2015 Jordan PINE NUTS (PINON), IN SHELL


01-Dec-2015

Jordan NUT, PASTE, N.E.C.





04-Dec-2015

Spain ALMOND, SPREAD

INSANITARY 402(a)(4), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.



04-Dec-2015

Brazil MIXED NUTS, SHELLED



12-Jan-2015 Fiji PEANUT, BUTTER






USA - ALL DATE NOTIFICATIONS




22-Jan-2015 Tunisia DATES (PIT FRUIT)



07-Jan-2015 Saudi Arabia DATES (PIT FRUIT)



16-Jan-2015 Canada DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



27-Jan-2015 China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



27-feb-15 Israel DATES (PIT FRUIT),



27-feb-15 Tunisia DATES (PIT FRUIT)



13-Feb-2015

China DATES (PIT FRUIT),



20-Apr-2015

Israel DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



07-Apr-2015

Jordan DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)


The article appears in violation of FPLA because of its placement, form and/or contents statement





09-Apr-2015

Hong Kong SAR*

DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



15-Apr-2015 China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



18-May-2015

Saudi Arabia DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)










The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be adulterated because it contains a pesticide chemical, which is in violation of section 402(a)(2)(B). Contains

06-May-2015

China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



18/05/2015 China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



20-May-2015




20-May-2015




26-May-2015

India DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



15-Jun-2015

Saudi Arabia DATES, DRIED OR PASTE

FILTHY NO ENGLISH

402(a)(3), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION


403(f), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING


10-Jun-2015

Saudi Arabia DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



FOREIGN OB 402(a)(3), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article appears to consist in whole or in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or is otherwise unfit for food in that it appears to contain foreign objects.





18/06/2015 Algeria DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



18-Jun-2015




08-Jul-2015 Israel DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



08-Jul-2015 Tunisia DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



02-Jul-2015 United Arab Emirates

DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



16-Jul-2015 Pakistan DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



08-Jul-2015 Hong Kong* SAR

DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



07-Jul-2015 Saudi Arabia DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



18-Aug-2015 Israel DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



21-Aug-2015 China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



12-Aug-2015

Hong Kong* SAR




20-Aug-2015

Hong Kong* SAR


CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)

The article appears to bear or contain cyclamate, an unsafe food additive within the meaning of Section 409

DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)

The article appears to bear or contain dulcin, an unsafe food additive within the meaning of Section 409







SACCHARLBL 403(i), 801(a)(3); Misbranding

The article appears to contain Saccharin, a non-nutritive sweetener, and its label or labeling fails to list it as an added ingredient.



4-Aug-2015 United Arab Emirates




10/09/2015 Tunisia DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



20/10/2015 Tunisia DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



07/10/2015 China DATES, DRIED OR PASTE

CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)








09/11/2015 Hong Kong SAR* DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



10/11/2015 Hong Kong SAR* DATES, DRIED OR PASTE



04-Dec-2015 South Africa DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)



* Hong Kong is counted as China


USA - ALL PRUNE NOTIFICATIONS

Refusal date Manufacturer country FDA Product description


15-Jan-2015 Mexico

PRUNES (DRIED PLUMS), DRIED OR PASTE

PB-FOOD 402(a)(1); 801(a)(3); Adulteration

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to contain a poisonous or deleterious substance, lead, which may render it injurious to health.

08-Jan-2015 China PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE


The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count in accordance with Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act [Misbranded, Section 403 (e)(2

CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


10-Feb-2015

Mexico PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE


The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to contain a poisonous or deleterious substance, lead, which may render it injurious to health

13-Feb-2015

Hong Kong SAR*

PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE



13-feb-15 Hong Kong SAR*




20-feb-15 Taiwan PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE



17-Mar-2015

Hong Kong SAR*


CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


23-Mar-2015

Mexico PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE



26-Mar-2015

Hong Kong SAR*




16-Mar-2015

Taiwan


CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


29-Apr-2015

Singapore


POISONOUS 402(a)(1), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to contain a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the article injurious to health [Adulteration, Section 402(a)(1)].




06-Apr-2015 Hong Kong* SAR


CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)






08-Apr-2015 Hong Kong* SAR


CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)






09-Apr-2015 Mexico PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE



20-May-2015

Hong Kong* SAR




27-May-2015

Singapore




16/06/2015 China PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE

CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3





DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)






11/06/2015 Mexico PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE



04-Aug-2015 Taiwan PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE







09/09/2015 Taiwan PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE





14/09/2015 Taiwan

PRUNES (DRIED PLUMS), JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED



14/09/2015 Taiwan

PRUNES (DRIED PLUMS), JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED



02/10/2015 Taiwan PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE






14-Dec-2015

China PLUM, DRIED OR PASTE

CYCLAMATE 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)


DULCIN 402(a)(2)(C); 801(a)(3)








USA - ALL DRIED GRAPE NOTIFICATIONS




13-feb-15 Turkey RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE





24-Mar-2015

Jordan RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES)


The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count in accordance with Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act [Misbranded, Section 403 (e)(2)]

19-mar-15 China RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE



16-Apr-2015 Turkey

RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY)



29-Apr-2015 Turkey




24-Apr-2015 Pakistan RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE





29-Apr-2015 Turkey RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE



09-Apr-2015 Taiwan RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE


The article appears to contain Saccharin, a non-nutritive sweetener, and its label or labeling fails to list it as an added ingredient


The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be adulterated because it appears to contain a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health [Adulteration, Section 402(a)(1)].



12/05/2015 Turkey RAISINS (DRIED







GRAPES) (BERRY)

12/05/2015 Turkey




20/05/2015 Turkey




17-Jun-2015 Argentina




23-Jun-2015 China




21-Aug-2015 Turkey




21/09/2015 Mexico RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE



14/09/2015 Argentina RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE



04/11/2015 China




02/11/2015 Afghanistan RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE









17-Dec-2015

South Africa RAISINS (DRIED







GRAPES) (BERRY)

16-Dec-2015 Mexico RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE



17-Dec-2015

Hongkong RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE




USA - ALL DRIED GRAPE NOTIFICATIONS




13-Feb-2015 Pakistan APRICOT, DRIED OR PASTE

403(e)(1), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING

21-Apr-2015 Pakistan APRICOT, DRIED OR PASTE



13-Aug-2015

Tajikistan APRICOT, DRIED OR PASTE

EXCESS SUL 402(a)(1), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION

excessive sulfites, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.

24-Aug-2015 Pakistan APRICOT, DRIED OR PASTE



14/09/2015 Turkey APRICOT, DRIED OR PASTE



USA - ALL DRIED FIGS NOTIFICATIONS




10/11/2015 China FIG, DRIED OR PASTE



10/11/2015 Hong Kong SAR*

FIG, DRIED OR PASTE



09/11/2015 Hong Kong SAR*

FIG, DRIED OR PASTE




165 APPENDIX 2015 – JAPAN INC – International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

2015 JAPAN APPENDIX


JAPAN - ALL PEANUT (GROUNDNUT) NOTIFICATIONS

Item Exporting country

Article Contents of violation Disposal of the cargo Remarks Publication day

FRIED PEANUTS

China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 20 μg/kg （B1:5.7, G1:12.7, G2:2.0)detected

we directed abandonment or return of the cargo (the whole quantity is kept)

ordered inspection

1/8

Peanuts South Afirca

Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 19 μg/kg （B1:16.1, B2:3.0)detected


ordered inspection

1/8

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 21 μg/kg （B1:18.6, B2:2.1)detected


ordered inspection

1/21

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 14 μg/kg （B1:4.6, G1:7.5, G2:1.6 )detected


ordered inspection

2/10

ROASTED PEANUTS

China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 24 μg/kg （B1:11.1, B2:2.9, G1:7.8, G2:2.6 )detected


ordered inspection

2/10

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 46 μg/kg （B1:42.3, B2:3.8 )detected


ordered inspection

2/10

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 20 μg/kg （B1:15.1, B2:2.1, G1:2.6 )detected


ordered inspection

2/27

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 35 μg/kg （B1:21.1, G1:14.3)detected


ordered inspection

3/25

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 30 μg/kg （B1:8.2 , B2:1.5 , G1:17.3, G2:3.4 )detected


ordered inspection

4/8

ROASTED AND COATED PEANUTS

China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 12 μg/kg （B1:9.5 , B2:2.6)detected


ordered inspection

5/19

Peanuts India Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 19 μg/kg （B1:16.5 , B2:2.8)detected


ordered inspection

5/22

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 136 μg/kg

（B1:122.8 , B2:13.6)detected we directed abandonment or return of the cargo (the whole quantity is kept)

ordered inspection

5/27

Peanuts India Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 23 μg/kg （B1:19.3 , B2:4.1)detected


ordered inspection

5/27

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 26 μg/kg （B1:22.6 , B2:3.5)detected


ordered inspection

6/5

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 22 μg/kg （B1:19.7 , B2:1.9)detected


ordered inspection

6/17




Peanuts Brazil Art.6(ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 22 μg/kg （B1:13.3 , B2:2.1 , G1:5.8 , G2:1.0)detected


ordered inspection

6/29

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6(ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 15 μg/kg （B1:12.8 , B2:2.4)detected


ordered inspection

6/29

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6(ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 25 μg/kg （B1:23.3 , B2:1.6)detected


ordered inspection

7/2



ordered inspection

8/3



ordered inspection

8/3



ordered inspection

8/6

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ)

aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 148 μg/kg

（B1:67.0 , B2:12.1 , G1:54.7 , G2:14.1) detected


ordered inspection

8/13

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 54 μg/kg （B1:47.9 , B2:6.1) detected


ordered inspection

8/17

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 42 μg/kg （B1:36.8 , B2:4.8) detected


ordered inspection

10/23

LIGHTLY SALTED PEANUTS

U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 14 μg/kg （B1:11.6 , B2:2.1) detected


ordered inspection

10/28

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 21 ppb （B1:19.2 , B2:1.7) detected


ordered inspection

11/12

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 20 μg/kg （B1:2.3, G1:15.2, G2:2.0) detected


ordered inspection

12/14

ROASTED

PEANUTS：MAMEGASHI

China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 84 μg/kg （B1:26.7, B2:2.3, G1:49.6, G2:5.5) detected


ordered inspection

12/21

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 21 μg/kg （B1:17.8 , B2:3.3 ) detected


ordered inspection

12/25

Peanuts U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 22 ppb （B1:16.7 , B2:5.5) detected


ordered inspection

12/28

Peanuts China Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 15 μg/kg （B1:13.6 , B2:1.7 ) detected


ordered inspection

1/6


JAPAN - ALL ALMOND NOTIFICATIONS



Almonds U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 17 μg/kg （B1:7.6, G1:8.9 )detected


ordered inspection

2/4

Almonds U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 13 μg/kg （B1:11.5, B2:1.7)detected


ordered inspection

3/30

Almonds U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 122 μg/kg

（B1:103.3 , B2:18.8)detected we directed abandonment or return of the cargo (the whole quantity is kept)

ordered inspection

4/30

Almonds U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 54 μg/kg （B1:47.7 , B2:6.1)detected


ordered inspection

7/14



ordered inspection

7/24



ordered inspection

8/3

Almonds U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 14 μg/kg （B1:11.2, B2:2.3) detected


ordered inspection

10/20

Fresh almond

U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 16 μg/kg （B1:13.7 , B2:1.9) detected


ordered inspection

11/2


JAPAN - ALL PISTACHIO NOTIFICATIONS



PISTACHIO KERNELS

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 17 μg/kg （B1:15.8, B2:1.1 )detected


ordered inspection

2/4

Roasted PISTACHIO NUTS

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 25 μg/kg （B1:22.6, B2:2.5 )detected


independence inspection

2/24

Inshell Pistachio

U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 51 μg/kg （B1:46.9 , B2:4.5)detected


ordered inspection

4/30

Fresh pistachio nuts

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ)

aflatoxin (mycotoxin)①41, ②32, ③64, ④45, ⑤13, ⑥94, ⑦124, ⑧14, ⑨50, ⑩40, ⑪23, ⑫22,

⑬14, ⑭45, ⑮70, ⑯104 μg/ｋｇ

（①B1:37.7, B2:2.8,②B1:30.8, B2:1.3, ③B1:58.6, B2:5.0, ④B1:41.9, B2:3.0, ⑤B1:13.0, ⑥B1:87.9, B2:6.2, ⑦B1:118.3, B2:5.4,⑧B1:14.4, ⑨B1:47.6, B2:2.8, ⑩B1:37.2, B2:2.5, ⑪B1:21.6, B2:1.8, ⑫B1:22.3 ⑬B1:14.2, ⑭B1:43.4, B2:1.6, ⑮B1:64.6, B2:5.2, ⑯B1:98.0,

B2:5.7）detected


ordered inspection

5/20

Pistachio nuts

U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 65 μg/kg （B1:58.5 , B2:6.7)detected


ordered inspection

7/14

Pistachio nuts

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ)

aflatoxin (mycotoxin) ①22 μg/kg, ②51 μg/kg, ③66 μg/kg, ④17

μg/kg （①B1:20.4 , B2:1.9, ②B1:46.2, B2:5.0, ③B1:60.2, B2:5.7, ④B1:15.8, B2:1.1) detected


ordered inspection

8/20

Pistachio nuts

Australia Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 15 μg/kg （B1:3.3, G1:9.9, G2:1.3) detected


ordered inspection

12/21


JAPAN - ALL DRIED FIGS NOTIFICATIONS



Dried Fig Iran Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 12 μg/kg （B1:8.6 , B2:1.0 , G1:2.0)detected


ordered inspection

6/16

Dried Fig U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 57 μg/kg （B1:14.0 , B2:2.1 , G1:33.3 , G2:7.4) detected


ordered inspection

8/6

DRIED FIG Turkey Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 12 μg/kg （B1:7.4, G1:5.0) detected


ordered inspection

10/5

DRIED FIG CHOICE

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 15 μg/kg （B1:11.2 , G1:3.4) detected


ordered inspection

10/28

Chopped Dried Figs

Iran Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 39 μg/kg （B1:13.6 , B2:1.0 , G1:23.2 , G2:1.6 ) detected


ordered inspection

12/25


JAPAN - ALL PISTACHIO PASTE NOTIFICATIONS



Pistachio nut paste : PASTA PURA DA PISTACCHIO

Italia Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 35 μg/kg （B1:23.5 , B2:2.1 , G1:8.9)detected


ordered inspection

5/13

Pistachio nut paste :FIOR DI PISTACHIO

Italy Art.11(2) violation of standard of use (use of copper chlorophyll in other than target food)


administration inspection

5/19

Pistachio nut paste

Italy Art.6(ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 23 μg/kg （B1:18.8 , B2:2.5 , G1:1.4)detected


ordered inspection

7/2

Pistachio nut paste

Italy Art.6 (ⅱ)

aflatoxin (mycotoxin) ①12 μg/kg, ②12 μg/kg (①B1:8.9 , B2:1.8 , G1:1.4, ②B1:8.7, B2:1.7, G1:1.3) detected


ordered inspection

8/13


JAPAN - ALL PISTACHIO PASTE NOTIFICATIONS



BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS

U.S.A. Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 17μg/kg （B1:13.1, B2:4.2 )detected


ordered inspection

2/20

Mixed Nuts with Dried Figs : CAMEL NATURAL COCKTAIL MIX

Singapore Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 65 μg/kg （B1:37.7, B2: 4.1, G1:21.5, G2: 1.6 )detected


ordered inspection

3/11

Almond oil Australia Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 69 μg/kg （B1:51.8 , B2:7.4 , G1:8.4, G2:1.3 )detected



5/8

Apricot kernel paste: PERSIPAN KERNEL PASTE

Germany Art.6 (ⅱ) cyanide 16 mg/kg detection we directed abandonment or return of the cargo (the whole quantity is kept)


7/8

Snack Bar (ALMOND)

Canada Art.6 (ⅱ) cyanide 12 mg/kg detection we directed abandonment or return of the cargo (the whole quantity is kept)


7/8

Brazil nut Bolivia Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 102 μg/kg （B1:50.9 , B2:3.9 , G1:44.4 , G2:2.8) detected


ordered inspection

9/24

PISTACHIO AND ALMOND PESTO

Italy(Pistachio nuts origin: Iran)

Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 76 μg/kg （B1:69.4 , B2:6.8 ) detected


ordered inspection

11/17

PISTACHIO AND WALNUTS PESTO

Italy(Pistachio nuts origin: Iran)

Art.6 (ⅱ) aflatoxin (mycotoxin) 52 μg/kg （B1:47.3 , B2:4.5 ) detected


ordered inspection

11/17

173 APPENDIX 2015 – AUSTRALIA INC – International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

2015 AUSTRALIA APPENDIX


AUSTRALIA - ALL PEANUT (GROUNDNUTS) NOTIFICATIONS

Date of fail Product description Country of origin Result/s Units Standard

27/01/2015 Blanched peanuts China Aflatoxin 0.071 mg/kg

28/04/2015 Roasted peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.13 mg/kg

07/05/2015 Masala peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.543 mg/kg

07/05/2015 Ground peanut chikki India Aflatoxin 0.101 mg/kg

08/07/2015 Flavoured peanuts Singapore Aflatoxin 0.009 mg/kg

08/07/2015 Coated peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.47 mg/kg

05/08/2015 Plain peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.143 mg/kg

05/08/2015 Roasted peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.157 mg/kg

11/08/2015 Roasted sweet peanuts Sri Lanka Aflatoxin 0.091 mg/kg

17/11/2015 Peanuts India Aflatoxin 0.04 mg/kg

09/12/2015 Roasted peanuts Malaysia Aflatoxin 0.036 mg/kg

18/12/2015 Roasted peanut in shell China Aflatoxin 0.032 mg/kg


AUSTRALIA - ALL PISTACHIO NOTIFICATIONS


07/04/2015 Roasted pistachios Iran Aflatoxin 0.12 mg/kg

01/09/2105 Pistachio nut kernels China Aflatoxin 0.51 mg/kg


03/11/2015 Pistachio kernels China Aflatoxin 0.032 mg/kg

10/11/2015 Pistachio kernels China Aflatoxin 0.659 mg/kg






AUSTRALIA - OTHER NOTIFICATIONS


27/04/2015 Dried dates China Difenoconazole 0.13 mg/kg

20/05/2015 Peanut dumplings India Aflatoxin 0.1 mg/kg

26/06/2015 Peanut candy Sri Lanka Aflatoxin 0.093 mg/kg

17/11/2015 Peanut snack Sri Lanka Aflatoxin 0.012 mg/kg

18/11/2015 Peanut Ball, Peanut Bar India Aflatoxin 0.243 mg/kg

18/11/2015 Peanut Ball, Peanut Bar India Aflatoxin 0.396 mg/kg

24/11/2015 Peanut snack India Aflatoxin 0.12 mg/kg

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