What are the most common safety problems with herbs & spices?

2647 EU alerts have been issued for this category to date. Common reasons: chemical risks, mechanical defects, choking parts, electrical issues, mislabelling.

How can I check if a herbs & spices product is recalled?

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Where does this herbs & spices recall data come from?

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Herbs & spices — EU Safety Watch

Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

📂 Herbs & spices ⚠ Mycotoxins

Organic licorice root from Spain

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: France

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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

📂 Herbs & spices

Foreign bodies and pests in saffron substitute, made in Germany, raw material from Spain

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Germany *** Spain · Notifier: Germany

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Serious risk 🇧🇪 resolved

📂 Herbs & spices ⚠ Pathogen / microbiological

Salmonella in frozen thai basil from India

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Salmonella - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin…

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Serious risk 🇳🇱 resolved

Herbs & spices

Organic licorice root from Spain

Foreign bodies and pests in saffron substitute, made in Germany, raw material from Spain

Salmonella in frozen thai basil from India

Ajwain (Cumin Royale) India MRL Pesticide residue

Unauthorized color Rhodamine B in chili powder from Bangladesh

iprobenfos in cumin powder from India

przekroczenia najwyższego dopuszczalnego poziomu NDP alkaloidów pirolizydynowych w produkcie pn. „Majeranek extra 1 kg” // Exceeded the MRL for the sum of 35 pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried marjoram from Egypt

Aflatoxin B1 in chilli powder from India

High content of pyrrolizidin alcaloids in oregano

Paprika Powder slightly increased Ochratoxin A

Chlorpyrifos in parsley from Belgium

detection of acetochlor in arnica herbs from Romania

Aflatoxinas en especias de Pakistán/ Aflatoxin in spices from Pakistán

barbecue spice mix with extended DGHM guideline for presumptive bacillus cereus and not conform labelling

Incorrect labelling of spice preparation from Lebanon, via the Netherlands

risk of favism due to undeclared broad beans on turmeric from Lebanon

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from Spain

Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam

pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried marjoram from Egypt

Propiconazole in peppers from Vietnam

Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam

Carbendazim in green chili from Rwanda

Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (920 µg/kg - ppb) in ground cumin from the United Kingdom, with raw material from India, via the Netherlands

Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam

High levels of ochratoxin A in nutmeg from India / Contenido elevado de ocratoxina A en nuez moscada procedente de India.

Pesticides residues in ginger powder from India

Pesticides residues in ginger powder from India

Labelling deficiencies in pomegranate powder from the UK via the NL

Unauthorized color Orange II in chili powder from Ghana

Salmonella sp. in cumin from Türkiye

cyproconazole in ground coriander from Poland

Labelling deficiencies in seasoning mix with vegetables from Croatia

Labeling deficiency for spice mixture from China via the Netherlands

Unauthorized residue of karanjin on tarragon from Kenya via the Netherlands

pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oregano from Türkiye, via Latvia

przekroczenie najwyższego dopuszczalnego poziomu sumy alkaloidów pirolizydynowych w oregano suszonym ///exceeding the maximum permissible level of the sum of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano

pesticides in Vietnamese Coriander

Pesticide residues in curry from India

Incumplimiento Trazas frutos secos ( Alérgeno nuez) Tomillo Marruecos (non compliance Walnut Thyme Morocco) // undeclared allergen (walnut) in thyme from Morocco

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