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Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in cayenne pepper from Turkey

🇹🇷 herbs and spices · notified by Germany · 2026-05-05

🌿HERBS AND SPICESSUPPLEMENTINDEX · FOOD SAFETY ARCHIVEPublic Health Institute of Georgia
Reference2026.3941 (reference is copied — just paste & Search)
Date2026-05-05
Product categoryherbs and spices
Notification typefood
Classificationinformation notification for attention
Risk decisionserious
Origin country🇹🇷 Türkiye
Notifying country🇩🇪 Germany
Hazard / reasonmycotoxins
DistributionGermany
Source & archive. Official notice: search RASFF for 2026.3941 ↗. Archived by SupplementIndex on 2026-06-01. The original RASFF entry is removed from the EU consumer portal after four weeks; this page preserves it permanently.
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