Year by year, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority performs more controls which is also confirmed by data from 2007. Compared to 2006, more unsatisfactory samples were identified, more bans on marketing were imposed, and more administrative proceedings were closed (see the chart below).

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) information that peanuts containing an unauthorised amount of aflatoxins could occur on the Czech market. The notification was entered into the system by the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic which also carried out laboratory tests of these peanuts.

On Wednesday, late afternoon, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) informing about a consignment of nutmegs that contain a high level of aflatoxins, which was imported to the Czech Republic.