An alert notification reports patulin in apple juice from Germany, with distribution to France and other member countries. The risk decision is described as potentially serious.
Illustrative image: A small chapel is available and at the end of the courtyard. Hospice St. Joseph, 17th Century - There many small, whitewashed almshouses, usually grouped around a courtyard. This is one of the earliest forms of social housing. Godshuizen or houses of God are a number of small houses built by rich families or city organisations to house elder, poor or widows. Some are along a street, while others are built around a garden. They often are named after the donor. The oldest is dating from 1337, the — Dennis G. Jarvis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
A vegetables wok product from Belgium was reported for an incorrect use-by date on its label. The notification describes the risk as potentially serious and states that distribution reached other member countries.
A notification identifies unauthorised eagle fern (Pteridium aquilinum) as a novel food, with Germany listed as the affected distribution country. The risk decision is described as potentially serious.
A serious-risk alert concerns increased intake of beta-alanine from food supplements originating in Germany and distributed to Luxembourg. The source also states that distribution reached other member countries.
Illustrative image: A micrograph displaying the crystal structures formed from a mixture of the amino acid beta-alanine and the soft drink Coca-Cola. The liquid mixture was allowed to crystallize, resulting in a colorful, abstract landscape viewed under the microscope. The image was captured using polarized light, which highlights the birefringence of the crystals and creates vivid interference colors (blues, yellows, and greens) dependent on the thickness and orientation of the crystal layers. The photo was taken — Janeklass/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
A serious-risk alert concerns high beta-alanine intake from a sports food supplement, with distribution to other member countries and Spain identified as an affected country. Published October 8, 2026.
A serious-risk alert concerns high beta-alanine intake from food supplements for athletes, with Slovenia listed as an affected distribution country. The source also reports distribution to other member countries.
A serious-risk alert reports increased intake of beta-alanine from food supplements originating in Germany, with Belgium listed as an affected distribution country.
A potentially serious information notification concerns mercury in petfood from Thailand, with Italy listed as the affected distribution country. The product was allowed to travel to its destination under customs seals.
Illustrative image: Razor clams in the Covered Market These molluscs (of the species Ensis) can be found in the intertidal zone but are now farmed sustainably in Scotland and other places. They are popular in Spain and can be cooked just like mussels. They are named for the shell's resemblance to a cut-throat razor. — ceridwen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
A serious notification reports pathogenic E. coli in live clams sourced from Italy and distributed in Spain. The source says the product was presumably no longer on the market.
An alert reported an incorrect use-by date on the label of vegetables wok from Belgium, with Luxembourg identified as an affected distribution country. The source describes the risk as potentially serious and says the product was distributed to other member countries.
An Extreme Heat Warning covers Parker Valley and Gila River Valley in Arizona, and Chuckwalla Valley and Palo Verde Valley in California. The source reports possible afternoon temperatures of 102–106°F and increased risk of heat-related illness.
The warning covers coastal and valley areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with affected areas also listed in Santa Barbara County and nearby mountains and islands. The source reports temperatures up to 85°F at the coast and 100°F in mountains and the Cuyama Valley, and says the warning lasts until 8 PM PDT Thursday.
The CSIR FuturePHARMA facility was launched in Tshwane to help advance scientific discoveries into pharmaceutical products. The source says South Africa imports about 98% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used to make medicines locally.
An alert notification identifies ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee, with a serious risk decision. The product is listed as distributed to other member countries, with the United Kingdom named as an affected distribution country.
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.
Illustrative image: As proposed by Huff and Hamilton. WILLIAM E. HUFF and PAT B. HAMILTON (1979) Mycotoxins – Their Biosynthesis in Fungi: Ochratoxins – Metabolites of Combined Pathways. Journal of Food Protection: October 1979, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 815-820. — Skoren123/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A serious alert notification reports ochratoxin A in ground coffee from Italy, with Hungary listed as an affected distribution country and distribution to other member countries. The source does not specify quantities or health outcomes.
Illustrative image: Ethiopian coffee ceremony, conducted by a young woman, dressed in the traditional Ethiopian white dress with coloured woven borders ('habesha qemis'). Freshly ground coffee is slowly stirred into the black clay coffee pot - 'jebena'. After it is ready, the coffee is strained through a fine sieve several times and served in tiny china cups. — Irene2005/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
A serious alert notification reports ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with Poland identified as an affected distribution country. Distribution to other member countries is also stated.
An alert reports ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with Estonia listed as an affected distribution country. The notification labels the risk serious and says distribution reached other member countries.
A food-safety notification records a serious risk involving a toxin in a coffee product originating in Italy, with Germany named among the distribution countries. The source also reports distribution to other member countries but provides no health outcomes or response details.
A serious alert concerns ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with distribution reported in Spain and other member countries.
An alert reports ochratoxin A in caramel flavoured ground coffee from Italy and identifies Finland as an affected distribution country, with distribution to other member countries. The risk decision is classified as serious.
A serious-risk alert reports ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with Armenia identified as an affected distribution country.
A serious alert reports ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee from Italy, distributed to the Netherlands and other member countries. The excerpt does not identify the full distribution list or quantities.
An alert notification reports ochratoxin A in caramel flavoured ground coffee originating in Italy, with Cyprus identified as an affected distribution country. Distribution to other member countries is also stated.
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
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.
Ochratoxin A in caramel flavoured ground coffee from Italy. Risk decision: serious. Classification: alert notification. Product: Flavoured ground coffee. Product category: other food product / mixed. Hazard: ochratoxin A - {mycotoxins}. Distribution status: distribution to other member countries. Affected distribution country: Belarus (BY). Country: Belarus. Coordinates: 53, 28.
A serious-risk alert concerns ochratoxin A in caramel-flavoured ground coffee from Italy, with distribution reported to Japan and other member countries.
