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India · 12 Nov 2026

Plant and marine toxins in food from India: food safety notices

Notices, all years138since 6 Jun 2019
Last 12 months17
Latest20 Oct 2026EU (RASFF)

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Products

Prepared and snack foods75Nuts and seeds26Herbs and spices18Tea, coffee and cocoa4Food supplements1

Producers named

Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd 6Nilamel Exports 4Limpio Chem Llp 2ASHIYAMA HEALTHCARE PVT LTD 1M/S. Pazhangadi Oil Industries 1A1 Chips and Exports India Pvt. Ltd. 1GANDHI SONS 1A1 Chips and Exports India Private Limit 1Fresh Jasmines Export And Import Pvt Ltd 1Frumar Agri Foods Pvt Ltd 1KRISHNA TRADERS 1PATEL RETAIL PVT LTD 1Cyan International 1Wynad Exports 1Fennel Agro Exports 1Tatez Foods 1ABN Trades 1Speciality Indian Food Parks & Exports P 1Aswins Home Special 1D S Group Ltd 1Malabar Natural Foods 1Natural Foods Pvt Ltd 1Kottackal Agro Foods 1Aerath Business Corporation 1

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
20 Oct 2026EUUnauthorized novel food betel nut in herb mix, from India via the UKPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
5 Oct 2026EUUnauthorised novel food betel nut in pan masala from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsBorder rejection · potentially serious
24 Aug 2026生鮮亜麻の種子
ASHIYAMA HEALTHCARE PVT LTD		Plant and marine toxinsBorder rejection
7 Aug 2026AUTapioca chips
M/S. Pazhangadi Oil Industries		Plant and marine toxins
110 mg/kg		Border rejection
17 Jul 2026AUTapioca chips
A1 Chips And Exports India Pvt. Ltd.		Plant and marine toxins
460 mg/kg,		Border rejection
21 May 2026いったもの揚げたもの：亜麻の種子（ROASTED FLAX SEEDS）
GANDHI SONS		Plant and marine toxinsBorder rejection
7 May 2026AUTapioca chips
A1 Chips and Exports India Private Limited		Plant and marine toxins
210 mg/kg, 170 mg/kg		Border rejection
9 Feb 2026AUTapioca chips
Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
110 mg/kg		Border rejection
4 Feb 2026EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in tea from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · serious
27 Jan 2026AUCassava chips
Fresh Jasmines Export and Import Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
130 mg/kg		Border rejection
23 Dec 2025AUTapioca finger chips
Frumar Agri Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
120 mg/kg		Border rejection
11 Dec 2025EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from India, via the NetherlandsPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
28 Nov 2025AUTapioca chips
Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
82 mg/kg		Border rejection
21 Nov 2025EUHigh levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin//Altos niveles de alcaloides pirrolizidíniPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
18 Nov 2025EUMaximum content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin powder has been exceededPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
12 Nov 2025EUPresence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · serious
12 Nov 2025生鮮亜麻の種子
KRISHNA TRADERS		Plant and marine toxinsBorder rejection
11 Nov 2025AUTapioca chips - various
Nilamel Exports		Plant and marine toxins
120 mg/kg, 130 mg/kg		Border rejection
17 Oct 2025EUSignificant exceedance of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Ajwain from India via FrancePlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
6 Oct 2025生鮮亜麻の種子
PATEL RETAIL PVT LTD		Plant and marine toxinsBorder rejection · Destroyed
16 Jun 2025AUTapioca chips
Cyan International		Plant and marine toxins
240 mg/kg		Border rejection
2 May 2025AUTapioca chips and tapioca sticks
Wynad Exports		Plant and marine toxins
173 mg/kg, 99 mg/kg		Border rejection
28 Mar 2025AUTapioca chips
Fennel Agro Exports		Plant and marine toxins
319 mg/kg		Border rejection
7 Mar 2025AUTapioca chips
Tatez Foods		Plant and marine toxins
214 mg/kg, 230 mg/kg		Border rejection
31 Jan 2025AUTapioca chips
Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
90 mg/kg		Border rejection
24 Jan 2025AUTapioca chips - spicy
ABN Trades		Plant and marine toxins
155 mg/kg		Border rejection
17 Jan 2025AUTapioca chips – various shapes and flavours
Speciality Indian Food Parks & Exports Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
203 mg/kg, 117 mg/kg, 118 mg/kg		Border rejection
13 Jan 2025AUTapioca finger chips
Aswins Home Special		Plant and marine toxins
114 mg/kg		Border rejection
6 Jan 2025AUPan masala betel nut mouth freshener
D S Group Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
n/a		Border rejection
31 Dec 2024EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin from GermanyPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
13 Dec 2024EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids (920 µg/kg - ppb) in ground cumin from the United Kingdom, with raPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
28 Nov 2024AUTapioca chips
Malabar Natural Foods		Plant and marine toxins
74 mg/kg		Border rejection
19 Nov 2024AUTapioca chips
Natural Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
88 mg/kg		Border rejection
19 Nov 2024AUCassava chips - various
Kottackal Agro Foods		Plant and marine toxins
107 mg/kg		Border rejection
11 Nov 2024EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from India, via SingaporePlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
24 Oct 2024AUTapioca chips
Nilamel Exports		Plant and marine toxins
53 mg/kg		Border rejection
10 Oct 2024AUTapioca chips - various flavours
Aerath Business Corporation		Plant and marine toxins
87 mg/kg		Border rejection
4 Oct 2024AUCassava chips
Economic Food Solutions Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
280 mg/kg		Border rejection
4 Oct 2024EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids in food supplement from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · serious
4 Oct 2024EUUnauthorised novel food, betel nut from India, via UKPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
4 Oct 2024AUTapioca chips
Sky Way Trading Corp		Plant and marine toxins
124 mg/kg		Border rejection
1 Oct 2024AUTapioca chips
Nilamel Exports		Plant and marine toxins
162 mg/kg		Border rejection
27 Sep 2024AUTapioca chips flavoured
MALABAR NATURAL FOODS PVT LTD		Plant and marine toxins
86 mg/kg		Border rejection
27 Sep 2024AUTapioca chips
MALABAR NATURAL FOODS PVT LTD		Plant and marine toxins
83 mg/kg		Border rejection
23 Sep 2024AUTapioca chips
MALABAR NATURAL FOODS PVT LTD		Plant and marine toxins
79mg/kg		Border rejection
17 Sep 2024AUPan masala (mouth freshener)
Mahavir Group Enterprise		Plant and marine toxins
n/a		Border rejection
6 Aug 2024EUhigh levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
26 Jul 2024AUTapioca chips
Nilamel Exports		Plant and marine toxins
200 mg/kg		Border rejection
8 Jul 2024AUMouth freshener
Bholenath Exporters		Plant and marine toxins
n/a		Border rejection
1 Jul 2024EUMOSH, MOAH, Pyrrolizidine alkaloids and Atropin/Scopolamin in tea from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
8 May 2024AUTapioca chips- frozen tapioca snacks
M H Foods		Plant and marine toxins
86 mg/kg		Border rejection
19 Apr 2024EUhydrocyanic acid in Organic Brown Flaxseed from IndiaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
15 Apr 2024EUpyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from India via CanadaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
11 Apr 2024AUMouth freshener (flavoured pan masala)
Limpio Chem Llp		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection
22 Mar 2024AUTapioca chips
MH Foodproducts		Plant and marine toxins
100 mg/kg		Border rejection
21 Mar 2024AUMouth freshener (flavoured pan masala)
Limpio Chem Llp		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection
11 Mar 2024EUPyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin from India, via PolandPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
6 Mar 2024AUTapioca chips
Innovative Cuisine		Plant and marine toxins
310 mg/kg		Border rejection
1 Mar 2024AUTapioca chips - various flavours
MP Impex		Plant and marine toxins
180 mg/kg		Border rejection
21 Feb 2024AUTapioca chips
Avs Traders		Plant and marine toxins
220 mg/kg		Border rejection
12 Feb 2024AUPooja nuts
Wingz Inc		Plant and marine toxins
n/a		Border rejection
19 Jan 2024EUNon-authorized novel food Betel Nuts in mouth freshnerPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
18 Jan 2024AUTapioca chips
Kairali Ayurvedic Products Private Limited		Plant and marine toxins
76mg/kg		Border rejection
17 Jan 2024AUCassava chips – various flavours
Jay Keshav Exp Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
170 mg/kg 180 mg/kg		Border rejection
15 Jan 2024EUNuevos alimentos no autorizados (frijoles teparios y nueces de areca) de la India. // UnauPlant and marine toxinsBorder rejection · not serious
29 Nov 2023AUFinger chips tapioca
Visnukumar Traders Private Limited		Plant and marine toxins
270 mg/kg		Border rejection
20 Nov 2023EUpyrrolizidine alkaloids in chili powderPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
27 Oct 2023EUExceedance of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in cumin from SpainPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
18 Oct 2023AUTapioca chips
Nilamel Exports		Plant and marine toxins
230 mg/kg		Border rejection
27 Sep 2023EUpyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cuminPlant and marine toxinsInformation · not serious
20 Sep 2023AUTapioca chips hot
J&T Exports		Plant and marine toxins
170 mg/kg		Border rejection
13 Sep 2023AUTapioca chips masala
Malabar Natural Foods Pvt Ltd		Plant and marine toxins
56 mg/kg		Border rejection
25 Aug 2023AUTapioca chips (masala and salted)
M H Foods		Plant and marine toxins
23 mg/kg 13mg/kg		Border rejection
24 Aug 2023AUTapioca spicy chips
Abn Trades		Plant and marine toxins
12 mg/kg		Border rejection
23 Aug 2023AUBetel nut slices
Visnukumar (India)		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection
21 Aug 2023AUSupari (betel nut)
Shree Enterprises		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection
11 Jul 2023EUStwierdzenie przekroczenia sumy alkaloidów pirolizydynowych w produkcie pn. Kmin rzymski mPlant and marine toxinsInformation · not serious
11 Jul 2023AUSopari whole/pieces
Pankaj Exports (India)		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection
20 Apr 2023AUSpicy tapioca chips
Zamco Foods		Plant and marine toxins
19 mg/kg		Border rejection
10 Mar 2023AUBetel nut
Visnukumar (India)		Plant and marine toxins
N/A		Border rejection