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Recall: organic brown basmati rice over ethylene oxide

RASFF alert 2026.4983: ethylene oxide 0.11 mg/kg (limit 0.02 mg/kg) found in organic brown basmati rice from Pakistan; consumer recall in Croatia.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Malta (RASFF)
Why it was recalled ethylene oxide 0.11 mg/kg (limit 0.02 mg/kg)
What to do Do not use this product and return it to the shop where you bought it.

Products 1

Organic Brown Basmati Rice 1.0 kg plastic bag

The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.4983 on 5 June 2026 concerning ethylene oxide in organic brown basmati rice of Pakistani origin, packed in a 1.0 kg plastic bag.

The sample contained 0.11 ± 0.03 mg/kg of ethylene oxide against a maximum permitted level of 0.02 mg/kg. The risk is classified as serious and the sample was taken on 5 May 2026.

The product was distributed to Belgium, Croatia, France, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Malta has carried out seizure and a consumer recall, and Croatia has carried out a consumer recall. The alert was notified by Malta.

Consumers should not use the product and should return it to the shop where it was bought. More information is available from HAPIH.

Data source Europska komisija – RASFF (sustav brzog uzbunjivanja za hranu i hranu za životinje) (EU RASFF) Original notice

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