EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Nuts, nut products and seeds
ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds from Austria
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.5896
Summary
Alert notification notified by Belgium concerning sunflower seeds (nuts, nut products and seeds), originating from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria. Hazard: mycotoxins.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
sunflower seeds
- Category
- Nuts, nut products and seeds
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- ochratoxin A - mycotoxins — result: 33 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 5 µg/kg - ppb)
- ochratoxin A - mycotoxins — result: 35 µg/kg - ppb (max. permitted: 5 µg/kg - ppb)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: No distribution from notifying country
- Notification basis: Company's own check
Distributed to
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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