In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that following information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the following product must not be consumed since it contains elevated levels of Benzo(a)pyrene which result in high levels of total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds which may form from industrial processes, such as food processing (like heating, drying, and smoking), and also through processes like grilling and roasting.
A number of these compounds may be genotoxic and carcinogenic and hence exposure to them must be kept as low as reasonably achievable. Benzo(a)pyrene belongs to the group of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Product description: Ginger Powder
Brand: AliBaba
Weight: 100g and 400g
Best Before: 03/05/2025
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Environmental Health Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on admin.ehd@gov.mt
The public is also being invited to access the Directorate’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta or their official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.
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