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

A serious alert notification identifies ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with Austria listed as an affected distribution country. Distribution to other member countries is also reported.

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa, and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2] The plant was exported from Africa to countries around the world and coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded
Illustrative image: Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa, and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[2] The plant was exported from Africa to countries around the world and coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are the highly regarded — N i c o l a from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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The notification identifies a serious food-safety concern involving a product distributed beyond its country of origin.

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Categories: public-health

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

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