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Herbs & spices

Across channels: 🍎 Food · 2,647
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Serious risk 🇧🇬 resolved

Oregano powder from Türkiye

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pyrrolizidine alkaloids - {natural toxins (other)} · Origin…
2 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇮🇪 resolved

Chlorpyrifos (0.064 mg/kg) in Curry Leaves From Spain, via UK

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: bifenthrin - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos u…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Anthraquinone in peppers from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: anthraquinone - {pesticide residues} · Notifier: France
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇮🇪 resolved

Chlorpyrifos (0.037 mg/kg) in Curry Leaves from Spain, via UK

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: bifenthrin - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyrifos u…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇸🇮 resolved

Ethylene oxide in Ashwaganda from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Not…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Non-compliant composition (rice) in ground nutmeg from Belgium

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: labelling incorrect - {labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect}…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

saisse et fils — origan pizza

Saisse et Fils — Oregano Pizza Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: other chemical contaminants · GTIN: 3295920424105 · pyrrolizidine alkaloids ab…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

cigalou — cigalou origan 12g

Do not consume or use the oregano product. Return it to the point of sale due to detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

netto — netto origan 12g

Do not consume or use the oregano product. Return it to the point of sale.
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇦🇹 🇭🇷 resolved

Benzo(a)pyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cinnamon from Germany

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of - {environmental pollutants} ·…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

saisse et fils — origan feuille

Saisse et Fils — oregano leaf Do not consume or use this product. Return it to the point of sale. It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids above the current standar…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Labeling deficiencies in curry powder from Poland

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Notifier: Germany
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇵🇹 resolved

Chloorpyrifos in fennel seeds from Spain

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: pesticide residues - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Spain · Notifier:…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇧🇪 resolved

Chlorpyrifos in cumin

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} · Notifier: Belgium
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 resolved

Pesticides in cumin seeds

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residu…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 resolved

Chlorpyrifos and pyridate in dried hot madras spices

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: chlorpyrifos - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notifier: Nether…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇭🇷 🇨🇿 resolved

Pesticide residues in cumin from India

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** carbendazim - {pesticide residu…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Aflatoxin B1 in ground turmeric from Turkey

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Türkiye · No…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

aro — origan entier 1kg

Contaminated oregano poses a health risk due to high levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Stop using and consuming it immediately. Return the product to the point…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Ethylene oxide in cumin seeds from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Indi…
3 years ago See more
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Low risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Unauthorised colours Sudan III and Sudan IV in paprika seasoning preparation from Turkey

Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Sudan 3 unauthorised colour - {composition}…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Profenofos in peppers from Rwanda

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: prophenophos - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Rwanda ·…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇨🇾 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 resolved

Chlorpyrifos in Ginger powder from Iran

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: chlorpyriphos-ethyl - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Iran · Notifier:…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Methomyl in cardamom from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: methomyl - {pesticide residues} · Origin: India · Notif…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇨🇿 resolved

Unauthorized medical claims on certain website

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Slovakia · Notifier: Czechia
3 years ago See more
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Low risk 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN resolved

Various pesticides detected in curry leaves from Spain, via the UK

Classification: Information notification for follow-up · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: bifenthrin - {pesticide residues} *** chlor…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇪🇸 resolved

Salmonella en pimienta negra brasil / Salmonella in black pepper from Brazil

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Salmonella - {non-pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: Bra…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇦🇹 resolved

Cinnamon - with a slightly increased coumarin content

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: Not serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: coumarin too high content - {composition} · Origin: Swede…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇮🇹 resolved

lack of documentation Curcuma from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: India · Notifier: Italy
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 resolved

Ethylene oxide in cayenne pepper from Türkiye

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

Unauthorized color orange II in curry powder from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: Orange II unauthorised colour - {composition} · Origin: Ind…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇫🇷 resolved

Ethylene oxide in peppers from Pakistan

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: ethylene oxide - {pesticide residues} · Origin:…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

saisse et fils — origan pizza

Saisse et Fils — Oregano Pizza Type: food · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: other chemical contaminants · GTIN: 3295920424105 · pyrrolizidine alkaloids ab…
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

saisse et fils — origan feuille

Saisse et Fils — oregano leaf Do not consume or use this product. Return it to the point of sale. It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids above the current standar…
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇮🇹 resolved

Novel food non autorizzato foglie di fieno greco (Trigonella foenum graecum) provenienti dall'India//unauthorized novel food fenugreek leaves (Trigonella foenum graecum) from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potential risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: India · Notifier: Italy
3 years ago See more
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Medium risk 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 resolved

Foreign bodies and labelling deficiencies in tea from the NL

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: Netherlands · Notifier: Germany
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇮🇹 resolved

Residues of Acetamiprid, Chlorpyrifos, Imidacloprid, Thiophanate-metyl in Fenugreek leaves from India

Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: herbs and spices · Hazard: acetamiprid - {pesticide residues} *** chlorpyr…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇩🇪 resolved

Foreign body (waxy) in condiment paste from India

Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: herbs and spices · Origin: India · Notifier: Germany
3 years ago See more
Medium risk 🇫🇷 resolved

asiane cuisine/ oriental merchant — sésame blanc

White sesame from Asian Cuisine/Oriental Merchant contains unauthorized plant protection products. Chlorpyrifos has been detected. Stop using and consuming this…
3 years ago See more
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Serious risk 🇳🇱 resolved

aflatoxin in Indonesian Nutmeg

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

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