14 Jan 25
FOOD ALERTS – FEBRUARY 2024
Data taken from RASFF PORTAL:
| DATE | Communicating COUNTRY | PRODUCT | ALERT | ORIGIN | REFERENCE |
| 01/02/2024 | Latvia | Turmeric | Absence of official certificate | India | 2024.0706 |
| 02/02/2024 | Netherlands | Cinnamon | Heavy metals (lead/mercury) | Vietnam | 2024.0744 |
| 02/02/2024 | Netherlands | Vanilla powder | Aromatic hydrocarbons | Madagascar | 2024.0755 |
| 02/02/2024 | Belgium | Sesame | Chlorates | Nigeria | 2024.0761 |
| 05/02/2024 | Denmark | Fennel | Chlorpyrifos pesticide | China | 2024.0772 |
| 05/02/2024 | Greece | Sesame | Salmonella spp | Nigeria | 2024.0781 |
| 05/02/2024 | Denmark | Cumin seeds | Pesticides | China | 2024.0783 |
| 05/02/2024 | Denmark | Cumin | Pesticides | China | 2024.0797 |
| 07/02/2024 | Poland | Cumin seeds | Pesticides | India | 2024.0852 |
| 08/02/2024 | Italy | Mix Spices Tandori Masala | Chlorpyrifos and tolfenpirad pesticide | India | 2024.0891 |
| 08/02/2024 | Belgium | Basil | Pesticide fenamidone | Israel | 2024.0914 |
| 08/02/2024 | Denmark | Cumin powder | Pesticides | China | 2024.0916 |
| 09/02/2024 | Spain | Chamomile | Off-label substance chlorpyrifos-ethyl | Egypt | 2024.0956 |
| 13/02/2024 | France | Sumac powder | Sudan IV & E122 | Turkey | 2024.1025 |
| 14/02/2024 | Poland | Cumin | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid | Austria | 2024.1048 |
| 15/02/2024 | Romania | Parsley | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid | Poland | 2024.0402 |
| 16/02/2024 | Spain | Mint | Salmonella spp | Egypt | 2024.1087 |
| 20/02/2024 | Poland | Cumin | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid | India | 2024.1163 |
| 22/02/2024 | Poland | Cumin | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid | Poland | 2024.1248 |
| 26/02/2024 | Netherlands | Nigella seeds | Off-label substance chlorpyrifos-ethyl | India | 2024.1303 |
| 26/02/2024 | France | Cayenne | Chlorfenapir pesticide | Vietnam | 2024.1327 |
| 26/02/2024 | Germany | Sesame | Chlorates | Nigeria | 2024.1330 |
| 26/02/2024 | Germany | Sesame | Chlorates | Nigeria | 2024.1352 |
| 28/02/2024 | Germany | Sesame | Chlorates | United Arab Emirates | 2024.1417 |
| 28/02/2024 | Spain | Chamomile | Off-label substance chlorpyrifos-ethyl | Egypt | 2024.1426 |
| 29/02/2024 | Greece | Sesame | Absence of official certificate | Sudan | 2024.1454 |
| 29/02/2024 | Greece | Sesame | Salmonella spp | Turkey | 2024.1455 |
| 29/02/2024 | Greece | Sesame | Absence of official certificate | Sudan | 2024.1457 |
| 29/02/2024 | Greece | Sesame | Salmonella spp | Nigeria | 2024.1460 |
| 29/02/2024 | Greece | Cumin seeds | Pesticides | India | 2024.1461 |