Issues of fraud and non-compliance discussed by European countries in September remained at a lower level than the numbers earlier this year.
The number of food and other fraud allegations brought by EU member states fell in September. The 213 warnings are down from 222 in August, 325 in July, 265 in June, 281 in May, 341 in April, 345 in March and 318 in February. are. In January, there were 277 cases.
The issues listed may be a scam. Violations may result in an investigation by the authorities of an EU member state. Further details can be found in the monthly reports published by the European Commission.
The data includes cross-border fraud shared among members of the Alert Cooperative Network (ACN) and obtained from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), the Administrative Assistance Cooperative Network (AAC), and the Agri-Food Fraud Network. Contains questionable topics. (FFN).
This covers food, animal feed, food contact materials, livestock animal protection, plant protection products, and veterinary medicines that end up as residues or contaminants in food or feed.
Its purpose is to assist national authorities in establishing risk-based controls to combat fraud and deceptive practices, assist in food sector vulnerability assessments and identify emerging risks.
A total of 53 notifications mentioned fruits and vegetables, the majority of which were non-compliant due to pesticide residues. Diet foods, supplements, and fortified foods ranked second with 36 warnings. Herbs and spices came in third place, followed by cereals and bakery products in fourth place.
Much of the problem has been exposed through border checks and market regulations. A total of 12 cases were discovered following consumer complaints, and 21 were discovered during internal company inspections. Two cases were based on whistleblowing information.
Examples of highlighted issues
Six warnings were issued in September, including in the United States. These included dichlorvos found in almonds, additives found in cereals, soft drinks and snacks, and ingredients found in supplements that are not allowed in Europe.
Product tampering incidents included contamination of olive oil with other oils from Italy, moisture in poultry from Poland, ethylene oxide in xanthan gum from China, and spice mixtures from Pakistan.
There have been two incidents mentioning tuna, one related to carbon monoxide in tuna from Vietnam and another where atypical color and texture issues made the Danish product unsuitable for consumption. It was something that was gone.
Records falsification incidents include the processing of expired chicken nuggets in Germany, the unknown origin of kebab meat, the falsification of the origin of berries, the lack of traceability of Chilean squid, and the falsification of health certificates for xanthan gum. From China.
Other issues raised include animal by-products being diverted into the food chain in France, the processing of shrimp unfit for human consumption in Spain, the presence of unlicensed dairy businesses in Poland and the importation of meat from the Netherlands. The lack of traceability was cited as a lack of traceability.
The illegal import notifications included animal products from the UK and milk biscuits from Syria.
Some of the non-compliances included ingredients not authorized in the EU and pesticides exceeding maximum residue limits (MRLs). Other warnings were due to traceability issues and non-border controlled products.
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