hydrocyanic acid in flaxseed originating from Kazakhstan
Notified by Croatia · origin: Kazakhstan
Hazard · 164 alerts
Natural toxins
Toxins that occur naturally in plants, fungi or fish — for example pyrrolizidine alkaloids, tropane alkaloids, histamine in fish, or toxins in shellfish and mushrooms.
What it can cause
Symptoms depend on the toxin and can include nausea, vomiting, dizziness or, with some toxins, serious poisoning.
What to do
Do not eat the product from the affected batch and seek medical help if you have symptoms.
General information only — not medical advice. If you have worrying symptoms, contact a doctor or call 112.
Elevated Level of Hydrocyanic Acid (228+/- 50mg/kg) in Linseed
Notified by Malta · origin: Unknown Origin
Histamine in Sardine from France
Notified by Netherlands · origin: France
Excessive levels of lipophilic toxins in bivalve molluscs
Notified by France · origin: France
Tropane alkaloids in maize flour from Poland
Notified by Germany · origin: Poland
exceeding the MRL for the sum of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in children's tea from Poland
Notified by Poland · origin: Poland
Cereulide in infant formula manufactured in Poland
Notified by Ireland · origin: Ireland, Poland
Presence of hydrocyanic acid (HCN) levels above the MRL in almonds from Spain.
Notified by Spain · origin: Spain
Exceed maximum levels of hydrocyanic acid 56 ± 17 mg/kg in apricot kernels from Afghanistan
Notified by Latvia · origin: Afghanistan
DSP toxin (lipophilic toxins) in tellins
Notified by France · origin: France
Elevated levels of Hydrocyanic acid in Brown Linseed
Notified by Malta · origin: Kazakhstan
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in green tea from Serbia
Notified by Croatia · origin: China
Pyrrolizidine alkaloides in dried oregano from Türkiye
Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Türkiye
High levels of DSP (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins) in coquinas (donax trunculus) from Portugal
Notified by Spain · origin: Portugal
pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oregano
Notified by France · origin: Türkiye
Cereulide in infant formula from Ireland
Notified by Czechia · origin: Ireland
Histamine in herring fillets
Notified by Sweden · origin: Poland
Histamin in mackerel from Spain
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Spain
Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins in Live Mussels from Ireland
Notified by Ireland · origin: Ireland
Detection of cereulide in infant formula from the Netherlands
Notified by Czechia · origin: Netherlands
Histamine levels exceeding legal limits detected in frozen sardine fillets from Morocco, via Spain
Notified by Spain · origin: Morocco, Spain
Okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins in live bivalve molluscs (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy
Notified by Spain · origin: Italy
Staphylococcal enterotoxin in whey powder from Germany
Notified by Germany · origin: Germany
Cereulide in goat milk infant formula from the Netherlands
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands