Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of
Reading, UK
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Food Law News - UK - 2017
FSA Enforcement Letter (ENF/E/17/040), 19 June 2017
ADULTERATION – Information on Potential Emerging Risks
The following is some information included in a notice entitled ‘Early Warning System for Imported Food & Feed, June 2016 –May 2017’. Although mostly providing information on RASFF notifications, the letter includes the following additional information:
New signals from sources other than RASFF information:
Potential emerging risks based on non-RASFF sources, and identified as being of particular interest in May 2017:
FERA HorizonScan tool, 26 May 2017 – High risk of adulteration in Chinese garlic
- Chinese garlic powder may be contaminated with a range of adulterants, including peanut, talcum or chalk. Garlic powder is at very high risk of food fraud at the moment (early 2017), with serious supply issues in China, the world's largest exporter. Speculators have purchased huge quantities of garlic in China after prices almost doubled in the past year. Dried and powdered garlic are at higher risk of adulteration than whole bulbs. All types are at risk of undeclared preservatives or additives, misrepresentation of organic status or origin, illegal importing.
- http://www.vancouversun.com/health/crop+bust+raises+concerns+about+garlic+powder/13285305/story.html
FERA HorizonScan tool, 27 May 2017 – Adulterated chilli and turmeric powders seized in India
FERA HorizonScan tool, 2 June 2017 – Banned substances in food supplements
For the full notice, see: https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/enf-e-17-040.pdf
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