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Ochratoxin A in caramel flavoured ground coffee from Italy. — Australia

A serious-risk alert concerns ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee from Italy. Distribution to other member countries is reported, with Australia named as an affected distribution country.

Free coffee for breakfast with Virgin Australia in-flight meals, 2021
Illustrative image: Free coffee for breakfast with Virgin Australia in-flight meals, 2021 — Kgbo/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters

The alert identifies a food-safety concern involving a product reported as distributed beyond one country.

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Categories: public-health

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
5/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

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