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Unauthorised titanium dioxide was found in confectionery products from the UK, posing a potential risk. The EU has halted distribution to other member states to prevent further spread. The alert was triggered by a…
Mineral water from Germany has been reported to have an abnormal smell and taste, posing a potential risk. The product is currently distributed only in Belgium, following reports made by Belgian consumers.
Some chilled chicken breasts from Romania have been found to contain Salmonella infantis, a type of bacteria that can cause illness in humans. The levels of contamination exceeded EU safety limits. The product is no…
A consumer complaint in Germany has led to an EU safety alert that cereal bars produced in the United Kingdom may contain foreign bodies. The product is considered a potential risk and has been distributed to many…
Notified by Slovenia · origin: Kosovo
An unauthorized food additive, titanium dioxide (E171), has been found in a cereal product originating from Poland. The discovery was reported by Hungary based on a consumer complaint, although there is no distribution…
An EU safety alert reports that marinated chicken thighs with garlic and herbs were found to contain Salmonella Enteritidis in one out of five tested units, posing a serious health risk. The product, originating from…
Chilled minced pork from Lithuania has been identified as containing Salmonella infantis in one out of five tested samples. The product, which was distributed in Latvia and Lithuania, is presumably no longer on the…
Notified by Czechia · origin: Poland
Salmonella bacteria were detected in gizzards and hearts from Romania, exceeding the permissible limit of undetectable levels. The affected product, originating from Romania, is being distributed to other EU member…
Poland has notified an EU alert regarding chilled chicken meat from Ukraine contaminated with Salmonella infantis. The product is believed to no longer be available in the market, and the notification was made at the…
Slovenia has issued an alert for unauthorised calcium di saccharate from India, a food additive that has not yet been placed on the market. The product was detained at borders due to its unauthorized status as a novel…
The EU has issued a safety alert regarding food supplements from China found online containing a prohibited ingredient, pancreatin. The alert indicates a potential risk, with the issue detected through media monitoring…
Notified by France · origin: India
Maltese authorities have detected high levels of cetrimonium chloride, an industrial contaminant, in tea imported from China. The concentration found is .38 mg/kg, which exceeds the permitted limit of .1 mg/kg, leading…
A feed supplement for piglets from Belgium has been found to contain excessive levels of selenium, a potentially serious hazard. The product is no longer being distributed in the EU and was identified through official…
Notified by Latvia · origin: Kazakhstan
A consignment of frozen poultry meat from Brazil was detained at the border in Italy after testing revealed the presence of Salmonella Drogana. The product had not yet been placed on the market, and the incident is…
Notified by Croatia · origin: Croatia
Dried black dates from China contain pesticide residues exceeding the permitted limit. The product contains anthraquinone at a level of .56 mg/kg, while the maximum allowed is .35 mg/kg. These dates have been…
Chilled chicken breast steak from Poland contains Salmonella infantis, a pathogenic micro-organism that should not be present. This product has been identified through official controls in the Czech Republic and poses a…
The EU has issued a safety alert for chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine, which contains Salmonella infantis bacteria that can cause illness. The product is no longer on the market and was detected at a border…
Hungary has issued a product safety alert after border checks found chilled chicken breast from Ukraine contaminated with Salmonella Infantis, with test results showing 5 positive samples per 25 g. The hazard is…
The product, a canned tuna dish in a dressing with dried tomatoes and basil, was detained at the EU border due to visible defects including swollen pouches. The consignment, originating from Ecuador, has not yet been…