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Herbs & spices

Across channels: 🍎 Food · 2,647
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Serious risk 🇵🇱 resolved

obecność bakterii Salmonella Typhimurium w 1 z 5 próbek bazylii treated, kraj pochodzenia: Egipt // Salmonella Typhimurium in basil from Egypt

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Salmonella typhimurium - {pathogenic micro-organis…
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

halles mandar — thym sachet neutre 30g et thym - laurier sachet neutre 30g

Halles Mandar — Thyme Neutral Sachet 30g and Thyme-Laurel Neutral Sachet 30g Do not consume. Return the product to the point of sale and destroy it. The batch…
2 years ago See more
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Low risk 🇩🇰 resolved

Unauthorised substance matrine in licorice powder

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: matrine unauthorised substance - {pesticide…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇸🇮 🇮🇹 resolved

Presence of prometryn in parsley from Italy

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: prometryn unauthorised substance - {pesticide residues} · Ori…
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

oranessence — échantillon offert - épazote (thé du mexique)

Oranessence — free sample - epazote (Mexican tea) Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: datura (tropane alkaloids) | labeling anomaly · missing war…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇫🇮 🇳🇱 resolved

Pesticie recidue imidacloprid in fresh chives from Kenya via Netherlands

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: imidacloprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Kenya · Notifie…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 CANADA CURAçAO resolved

Ethylene oxide in bay leaf, from Türkiye

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Ne…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Penthiopyrad in fresh mint from Israel

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pesticide residues - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Israel…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇱🇺 AUSTRALIA AZERBAIJAN 🇧🇪 CANADA resolved

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (3292 µg/kg - ppb) in dried oregano from Türkiye, via Italy

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin: Türkiye ·…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 resolved

Foreign bodies (Stones and other foreign objects) in rubbed mint from Egypt

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: foreign body - {foreign bodies} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Germany
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Labelling deficiencies in chives from the Netherlands

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Germany
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

la touche du chef — noix de muscade en poudre

The Chef’s Touch — ground nutmeg Do not consume. It may contain mycotoxins and ochratoxin A above the legal limit. Return the product to the point of sale.
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

un jour une épices — noix de muscade en poudre

A single-day spice — ground nutmeg Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: aflatoxins|other chemical contaminants · GTIN: 3265960511875, 326596051187…
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

la touche du chef — noix de muscade en poudre

The Chef’s Touch — ground nutmeg Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: aflatoxins and other chemical contaminants · GTIN: 3265960511875 · mycotoxin…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Salmonella in betel leaves from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Salmonella - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: India ·…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 resolved

Ochratoxine A in cayenne pepper from Turkey

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Türkiye · Notifier: Netherlands
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇰 resolved

Finding of Chloridazone in fennel, used in organic curry mix

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Denmark
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan nihari masala 120g

Do not consume. Return the product to the point of sale. It exceeds permitted pesticide limits with an elevated level of 2-chloro-ethanol (expressed as ethylene…
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan pilau biryani 100g

Shan — Shan Pilau Biryani 100g Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: exceeding permitted pesticide limits · too high level of 2-chloro-ethanol (exp…
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan sindhi biryani 120g

Discard the product immediately. Do not consume. Return it to the point of sale.
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan tandoori 100g

Discard this product immediately. Do not consume. Return it to the point of sale.
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan special bombay biryani 120g

Do not consume. Return the product to the point of sale. It exceeds permitted pesticide limits with an elevated level of 2-chloro-ethanol (expressed as ethylene…
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan badam kheer mix 150g

Shan badam kheer mix 150g Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pesticide limits exceeded · too high level of 2-chloro-ethanol (expressed as ethyle…
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan poulet tikka bbq 100g

Shan — Shan Chicken Tikka BBQ 100g Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: exceeding permitted pesticide limits · too high level of 2-chloro-ethanol…
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 resolved

ochratoxin A (92 µg/kg - ppb) in ground nutmeg from Indonesia

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Indonesia…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇨🇭 resolved

Aflatoxin in ground nutmeg

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total -…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇵🇹 resolved

ETO in mix of powdered spices

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: United Kingdom · Notif…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇳🇱 resolved

ethylene oxide in turmeric powder from India

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇦🇹 resolved

Wild herbs salad - conspicuous microbiological finding

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Austria
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇨🇭 resolved

ochratoxin A in paprika powder

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins} · Notifier: Switzerlan…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇮🇹 resolved

Salmonella spp. in organic lemon thyme from Italy

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Salmonella spp. - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Germany *** I…
2 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

shan — shan biryani masala 100g

This product has been recalled due to unsafe pesticide levels. Do not consume it. Return the item to the place of purchase.
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇨🇭 resolved

Ochratoxin A in spice preparation

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins} · Notifier: Switzerlan…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇮🇹 resolved

Importazione di NOVEL FOOD - Codonopsis pilosula

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: China · Notifier: Italy
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Medium risk 🇮🇹 resolved

NOVEL FOOD - Angelica sinensis origin China imported in Italy from Hong Kong

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: China · Notifier: Italy
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇨🇾 resolved

RESIDUES OF MULTIPLE UNAUTHORISED AND AUTHORISED PESTICIDES IN CHILI POWDER FROM BANGLADESH

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance - {pesticid…
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 resolved

aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxi…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇳🇱 resolved

Basil GGB 23026341

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: fenamidone - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Israel · N…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇫🇮 resolved

Pesticide residue imidacloprid in fresh chives from Kenya via Netherlands

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Kenya · Notifier: Finland
2 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 resolved

Unauthorised food colour in curry powder, from Vietnam.

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Sudan 4 unauthorised colour - {composition} · Origin: Vietnam · Notifi…
2 years ago See more

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