Rejection of Indian products in EU - Alerts

In order to keep the Indian exporters informed of the rejections faced by Indian products in the EU and to take preventive actions.

1. Slovenia: Chlorpyriphos in Basmati Rice Risk: Potentially Serious Notification type:  Food (Cereals and bakery products) - Round grain - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Product (to be) redispatched or destroyed Date:  16-10-2023
2. Netherlands: Pesticide residues in Indian brown basmati rice Risk: Potentially Serious Notification type:  Food (Cereals and bakery products) - Rice - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Official detention Date:  13-10-2023
3. Spain: Presence of unauthorised novel food (parmotrema perlatum) in food preparations containing flaked cereals from India Risk: Potentially risk Notification type:  Food (Prepared dishes and snacks) - Other (Food preparations with cereal flakes) - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Official detention Date:  13-10-2023
4. Spain: Presence of drug residues in dehydrated salted beef casings from India Risk: Serious Notification type:  Food (Meat and meat products (other than poultry)) - Bos taurus - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Official detention Date:  13-10-2023
5. Romania: Aflatoxins in peanuts in shell from India Risk: Serious Notification type:  Food (Nuts, nut products and seeds) - Peanuts in shell - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Official detention Date:  12-10-2023
6. Netherlands: Consignment various indian products (such as Paneer, dahl makani, navratan kurma and pav bhaji) skipped veterinary controls at BCP Rotterdam Risk: Not Serious Notification type:  Food (Soups, broths, sauces and condiments) - MRT RT products dal makhanim, navratan kurma, pav bahji and paneer - Information notification for follow-up Action Taken:  No measures found for this notification Date:  11-10-2023
7. France: Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam and Tricyclazol in rice from India Risk: Not Serious Notification type:  Food (Cereals and bakery products) - Basmati rice - Border rejection notification Action Taken:  Re-dispatch Date:  10-10-2023