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Sixteen tonnes of Brazil nuts from Bolivia were not released into circulation
06/07/2010The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority in cooperation with the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic seized two consignments of Brazil nuts from Bolivia, even before the entry on the European market. CAFIA inspectors took samples of both consignments into laboratories in order to determine the levels of aflatoxins. In both cases limits of aflatoxins set by the legislation were severalfold exceeded, therefore the inspection issued a binding position not allowing to release the nuts into free circulation. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by some sorts of moulds.
One consignment contained one tonne of nuts and the other fifteen tonnes, both originating in Bolivia. Now the importer can return the consignments back or to destroy them at his own expense, possibly he can use the nuts for industrial purposes.
In this case consumers are not endangered in any way because thanks to the timely action of customs officers and CAFIA inspectors the dangerous Brazil nuts will not get into the market chain.
At the same time the information about this case was announced to other EU Member States by means of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.
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