{"id":10585,"date":"2019-09-20T10:30:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phytocontrol.com\/?p=10585"},"modified":"2020-11-23T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T14:35:19","slug":"publication-of-the-rasff-2018-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phytocontrol.com\/en\/non-classifiee\/publication-of-the-rasff-2018-annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication of the RASFF 2018 Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"\"Publication<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The 2018 RASFF annual report<\/a> for food and feed products has just been published.
\nIn 2018, 3,699 notifications were transmitted through the RASFF portal, including 1,118 alert notifications, 493 follow-up notifications, 675 information notifications and 1,401 border rejection notifications.
\nCompared to 2017, the number of alert notifications involving a serious health risk has increased by 19%.<\/p>\n

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HUMAN FOOD
\nPathogenic Microorganisms :
\n492 notifications have been reported concerning pathogenic micro-organisms, mainly on products of animal origin. This represents an increase of 19% compared to 2017.
\nSalmonella is the most frequently reported pathogen in foodstuffs from EU Member States (246 notifications, up 19%).
\nContamination by Listeria monocytogenes is mainly found in food of animal origin. Nevertheless, the main outbreak in several food-borne countries linked to frozen maize in 2018 recalled that Listeria contamination could be possible in other foods, particularly in foods that are not heat-treated before consumption. Recurrent notifications have identified the presence of Listeria in cheeses made from raw milk from France.
\nConcerning noroviruses, 47 notifications were notified mainly on live oysters but also in different types of berries.
\n28 notifications related to Escherichia coli shigatoxin producer were issued. This contamination was found in meat products without heat treatment and cheese.<\/p>\n

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Allergens :
\n149 notifications were issued. They are up 31%.
\nMilk, gluten and nuts are the most frequently reported allergens and ready meals and snacks are the most frequently reported.
\nVery often, traces of allergens are reported in food due to cross-contamination, for example on the same production lines as other products containing allergens. This presence of allergens is not regulated at EU level.<\/p>\n

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Mycotoxins :
\n569 notifications were issued.
\nAflatoxins are the most commonly reported mycotoxins in 2018 on hazelnuts, nut products and seeds from Argentina, Turkey and the USA.
\nWith 33 notifications, the number of ochratoxins A in Turkish dried grapes has increased significantly. Other notifications mainly concerned dried figs also from Turkey.<\/p>\n

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Pesticides :
\n237 pesticide notifications were issued in 2018. They are up 27%.
\nThe most frequent notifications concerned sweet peppers and lemons from Turkey, dried goji tea and berries from China and rice from India.<\/p>\n

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ANIMAL FEED
\nA total of 313 notifications were issued.
\nFeed notifications represent about 9% of the total volume of RASFF notifications.<\/p>\n

Pathogenic microorganisms:
\nAll 144 notifications concern salmonella, in different types of raw materials, but also in petfood.<\/p>\n

Mycotoxins :
\nAlmost all notifications concern aflatoxin reported mainly in peanuts.<\/p>\n

Microbial contamination:
\nMost notifications concern too many enterobacteriaceae in raw materials derived from animal by-products.<\/p>\n

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