The UK National Monitoring Plan (NMP) sampling priorities for imported foods provides sampling guidance

High

Bovine

Salmonella (screen for AMR where possible), E. coli (screen for AMR where possible), Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes

Minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten raw (e.g. steak tartare).

Minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten cooked.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

High

Bovine

Hormonal growth promoters (particularly trenbolone and zeranol)

Raw meats.

High

Bovine

E. coli (screen for AMR where possible), STEC, Salmonella

Fresh meats intended to be eaten cooked.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Medium

Bovine

Veterinary medicine residues:

Anthelmintics including Benzimidazoles (Albendazole), Abamectin, Doramectin, Moxidectin and Ivermectin

Corned beef including from Brazil, and cooked beef. Raw beef and bovine casings.

Note: care should be taken when reporting these results to make clear the legislation or other basis for sampling. Bovine meat antimicrobials (including compounds with human safety risk like Tilmicosin), as well as NSAIDs such as diclofenac and meloxicam, and the inclusion of permethrin under the existing vet med panel.

Low

Bovine

Lead / Cadmium

Include offal (kidney and liver).

Low

Bovine

Dioxins/PCBs

Limits for bovine meat and liver.

Low

Bovine

BaP (Benzo(a)pyrene),

PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Smoked meat and heat-treated meat products (e.g. flame-grilled burgers). Raw meats are not susceptible to BaP contamination.

High

Ovine

Veterinary medicine residues:

Nitrofurans & Chloramphenicol

Sheep casings, from China in particular.

Frozen lamb.

High

Ovine

Salmonella (screen for AMR where possible), E. coli (screen for AMR where possible), STEC

Ready-to-eat minced meat, meat preparations and meat products intended to be eaten raw.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Medium

Ovine

Salmonella (screen for AMR where possible), E. coli (screen for AMR where possible), STEC

Raw lamb; minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten cooked.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Low

Ovine

Veterinary medicine residues

Sheep meat and offal/liver anthelmintics (e.g. closantel) and avermectins (e.g. ivermectin, doramectin).

Low

Ovine

Lead / Cadmium

Meat and offal – maximum levels in place.

Low

Ovine

Dioxins/PCBs

Limits for meat and liver.

Low

Ovine

BaP (Benzo(a)pyrene),

PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Smoked meat (to note that “smoked skin on sheep” products other than head and feet are prohibited). Raw meats are not susceptible to BaP contamination.

High

Poultry

Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

(including Salmonella, E. coli, Carbapenemase, ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli)

Raw poultry products

Presence of Salmonella on samples should be determined using standard procedures. Salmonella isolated from presence in 25g should be tested for antimicrobial sensitivity by performing MICs against them for the following antibiotics, according to current EU protocols for methodology: Ampicillin (A), Chloramphenicol (C), Cefotaxime (CTX), Cefpodoxime (CPD), Ciprofloxacin (Cp), Gentamicin (G), Amikacin (AMK), Nalidixic Acid (Nx), Neomycin (Ne) and Tetracycline (T).

Multi-drug resistance will be determined as isolates resistant (using appropriate breakpoints) to 3 or more antibiotic of separate classes.

Presence of E. coli producing Carbapenemase/AmpC/ESBL in raw poultry. AmpC/ESBL phenotype E. coli to be isolated on MacConkey agar + 1 mg/L cefotaxime and carbapenem resistant E. coli to be isolated on two commercials chromogenic carbapenem agars according to current EU protocols. Viable counts for E. coli to be determined on MacConkey agar and MacConkey agar + 1 mg/L cefotaxime according to current EU protocols.

Cooked poultry and other ready-to-eat poultry products

Viable counts of E. coli on samples should be determined on MacConkey agar and MacConkey agar + 1 mg/L cefotaxime according to current EU protocols. However, viable counts should additionally be determined using a commercial ESBL agar. Isolates with an AmpC and or ESBL phenotype from MacConkey agar + 1 mg/L cefotaxime or the commercial ESBL agar should be verified as such if required using appropriate genetic (e.g. PCR or WGS) or phenotypic (e.g. appropriate MICs or sensitivities) methods.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Please also report the results of all AMR tests (positive or negative) to:

microriskassessment@food.gov.uk

High

Poultry

Salmonella, E. coli,

Listeria monocytogenes

Cooked poultry from various countries, particularly from Brazil, Thailand, China, Ukraine. Including cooked breaded frozen poultry, and other potentially ready-to-eat poultry products.

High

Poultry

Veterinary medicine residues:

Coccidiostats and antimicrobials (Nicarbazin, Lasalocid, Diclazuril)

Nitrofurans and Chloramphenicol

Raw poultry (chicken, duck, turkey, guinea fowl, goose). Fresh and salted chicken. Salted/marinated chicken from Brazil & Thailand.

Cooked poultry (chicken, duck) from Thailand & China. Nicarbazin detected in cooked chicken.

High

Poultry

Salmonella, E. coli

Listeria monocytogenes

Raw poultry, minced meat, meat products and meat preparations intended to be eaten cooked, including salted/marinated chicken from Brazil, Thailand, Ukraine (but not for Listeria monocytogenes).

Low

Poultry

Lead / Cadmium

Meat and offal – maximum levels in place.

Low

Poultry

Dioxins/PCBs

Chicken liver is very low risk.

High

Swine

Veterinary medicine residues:

Nitrofurans, chloramphenicol and other antimicrobials.

Beta-agonists (particularly ractopamine)

Hog casings, from China in particular.

USA in particular but also other countries use ractopamine in pork production.

Samples from Mexico for clenbuterol.

High

Swine

Salmonella (screen for AMR where possible), E. coli (screen for AMR where possible),

Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia

Ready-to-eat minced meat, meat products.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

High

Swine

Salmonella (screen for AMR where possible), E. coli (screen for AMR where possible),

Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia

Raw meat to be cooked, minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten cooked.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Low

Swine

Lead / Cadmium

Meat and offal – maximum levels in place.

Low

Swine

BaP (Benzo(a)pyrene),

PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Smoked pork meat products (sausage, bacon), also including cooked smoked sausage products. Raw meats are not susceptible to BaP contamination.

Low

Swine

Dioxins/PCBs

Lower limits apply than for beef and lamb, so there is a higher risk of non-compliance than other meats.

High

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Salmonella, E. coli, Vibrio

Live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods. Include AMR of pathogens, in particular resistance to front-line clinically relevant drugs.

Pathogenic vibrio such as Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, particularly in live bivalve shellfish.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

High

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Salmonella, Vibrio, Listeria monocytogenes

Cooked molluscan shellfish. Include AMR of pathogens, in particular resistance to front-line clinically relevant drugs.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Medium

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Veterinary medicine residues

Test for nitrofurans in live bivalve molluscs.

Medium

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Biotoxins – PSP, ASP, Lipophilic toxins including DSP

Live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods.

With PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) being potentially fatal, priority ranking could be increased to High priority for areas where PSP events are recurrent.

Low

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Norovirus and Hepatitis A virus

Norovirus and hepatitis A virus may pose a risk, particularly in live bivalve shellfish (not intended to be cooked) such as oysters. Whilst the risk exists in imported shellfish, there are at present no agreed limits or legislation in place. As a result, there would be no requirement for action on products found to contain such a hazard.

Low

Bivalves, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods

Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury (incl. methylmercury), BaP and PAH, Dioxins/PCBs

Live bivalve molluscs and live echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods.

Bivalve shellfish are prone to PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) contamination.

High

Fish products and crustaceans

Salmonella, Vibrio, Listeria monocytogenes

Cooked crustaceans. Include AMR of pathogens, in particular resistance to front-line clinically relevant drugs.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

High

Fish products and crustaceans

Listeria monocytogenes

Smoked fish (e.g. salmon, haddock, kippers, etc.) or cured fish intended to be eaten as bought.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

High

Fish products and crustaceans

Veterinary medicine residues

Crustaceans: test for chloramphenicol, sulphonamides, nitrofurans and antimicrobials.

Aquaculture/farmed products, particularly from Vietnam, India and Bangladesh, and to a lesser extent China: test for antimicrobials (including trimethoprim, macrolides), and dyes (e.g. malachite green and crystal violet and their metabolites). Aquaculture from South Korea for antibiotics, with a focus on ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin.

Medium

Fish products and crustaceans

Cadmium

Checks should include molluscs, cephalopods and sardines.

Crustaceans (white meat only) and muscle meat of fish would be low priority.

Medium

Fish products and crustaceans

Mercury (total mercury and methylmercury)

Mercury accumulates in all fish, particularly larger predatory oily fish. RASFF reports are common in imports from Asia / Indonesia, so priority should be considered for species from those areas.

Medium

Fish products and crustaceans

Histamine

In tuna, and other fishery products from fish species associated with a high amount of histidine.

Medium

Fish products and crustaceans

Lead

Checks should include cephalopods.

Maximum levels exist for muscle meat in fish, crustaceans (white meat only).

Medium

Fish products and crustaceans

Irradiation

In dried fish.

Low

Fish products and crustaceans

Aflatoxins

Smoked/dried fish powder from west African countries, e.g. Bonga powder.

Low

Fish products and crustaceans

E. coli,

Staphylococcus aureus

Imitation crab claws from India. These are ready-to-cook (and not ready-to-eat).

Low

Fish products and crustaceans

Nematode parasites

Parasitic infestation in wild-caught fresh fish only.

Low

Fish products and crustaceans

BaP (Benzo(a)pyrene),

PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Dried/smoked fish and fishery products. Does not apply to fresh fish, crustaceans or cephalopods.

Low

Fish products and crustaceans

Dioxins/ PCBs

Oily fish only.

Fish liver – limits set at a level that would indicate a moderate rate of non-compliance but rarely consumed in UK.

Medium

Eggs

Veterinary medicine residues

Test for antimicrobials and coccidiostats, including eggs from Albania.

Medium

Eggs

Dioxins/ PCBs

Limits apply only to hen eggs and hen egg products. Free range/organic eggs in particular are known to accumulate dioxins.

Medium

Eggs

Salmonella

Ready-to-eat foods and egg products containing raw egg, excluding products where the manufacturing process or the composition of the product will eliminate the Salmonella risk.

High

Milk and milk products

Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella,

E. coli STEC

Cheeses, butter, and cream made from raw milk, or milk that may have undergone a lower heat treatment than pasteurisation.

Medium

Milk and milk products

Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria,

Enterobacteriaceae

(as a marker for Cronobacter

as per (AEUL) 2073/2005)

• Dried infant formulae and dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants below six months of age.
• Dried follow-on formulae.

Medium

Milk and milk products

Salmonella,

E. coli

• Milk powder and whey powder.
• Ice cream containing milk ingredients, excluding products where the manufacturing process or the composition of the product will eliminate the salmonella risk.

Medium

Milk and milk products

Veterinary medicine residues

Bovine milk antimicrobials (including compounds with human safety risk like Tilmicosin), steroids, particularly from Colombia (including Oestradiol or Estradiol), as well as NSAIDs such as Diclofenac and Meloxicam, and the inclusion of Permethrin under the existing vet med panel.

Low

Milk and milk products

Staphylococcal enterotoxins

(to be carried out on samples with coagulase positive Staphylococci test results greater than 105 cfu/g)

• Cheeses made from raw milk.
• Cheeses made from milk that has undergone a lower heat treatment than pasteurisation.
• Ripened cheeses made from milk or whey that has undergone pasteurisation or a stronger heat treatment.
• Unripened soft cheeses (fresh cheeses) made from milk or whey that has undergone pasteurisation or a stronger heat treatment.

Low

Milk and milk products

Enterobacter sakazakii,

now renamed Cronobacter spp, see assimilated EU law (AEUL) 2073/2005

Dried infant formulae and dried dietary foods for special medical purposes intended for infants below six months of age.

Low

Milk and milk products

Aflatoxin M1

Raw milk, heat treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products.

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk.

Low

Milk and milk products

Lead / Cadmium

Milk and milk products, including infant formula and follow on formula.

Low

Milk and milk products

Glycidyl esters (GE),

3-MCPD esters

Infant formula and follow on formula.

Note: there are no MLs for 3-MCPD esters for infant formula and follow-on formula in GB assimilated EU law (AEUL).

Medium

Equine

Veterinary medicine residues

Testing for Phenylbutazone (Bute), targeted to equines from Mexico and South America in general.

Medium

Equine

Salmonella

Ready-to-eat minced meat, meat products and meat preparations intended to be eaten raw.

Low

Equine

Salmonella

Minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten cooked.

Low

Equine

Lead / Cadmium

Include offal (kidney and liver).

Low

Animal fats and marine oils

Dioxins/ PCBs

Animal fats and marine oils are included in Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as amended, and UK assimilated legislation. Limits are as for the source animal except for mixed animal fat, which may be at higher risk of non-compliance because the limits are lower than those for beef/lamb/poultry fat.

Low

Animal fats and marine oils

Glycidyl esters (GE),

3-MCPD esters

Fish oils, marine oils.

Note: GB assimilated EU law (AEUL) have GE MLs for fish oils, but not marine oils/animal fats; EU and NI regulations extend to other marine organisms. There are no MLs for 3-MCPD esters for this group in GB AEUL, although there are in EU & NI regulations.

Low

(Processed) Animal and marine protein products

Salmonella

• Gelatine and collagen (Microbiological criterion 1.10 in Annex I of Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 specifically gelatine, and UK assimilated legislation).
• Supplements glucosamine/chondroitin if there are suspicions (subject to laboratory availability).

Low

(Processed) Animal and marine protein products

Heavy metals:

lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, arsenic, copper, zinc, hydrogen peroxide

Gelatine (and collagen) if there are suspicions (subject to laboratory availability).

Medium

Honey

Veterinary medicine residues:

antimicrobials (including Chloramphenicol, Nitrofurans); 

antiparasitic agents (including Amitraz, Coumafos)

Honey from China, and from African countries. Honey from Madagascar for nitrofuran metabolite semicarbazide.

Results should be checked for compliance with pharmacologically active substance MRLs as set under Regulation (EC) 37/2010 as amended, and UK assimilated legislation. Care should be taken when reporting these results to make clear the legislation or other basis for sampling.

Note: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is responsible for the animal health aspects of imports of honey - See more at: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/importing-products-of-animal-origin-poao

Medium

Honey

Pesticide residues

Honey from China, and from African countries.

Sampling for pesticides should be in line with EC Directive 2002/63, and UK assimilated legislation. Analysis should be in line with SANTE/12682/2019 or its replacement, and UK assimilated legislation. In Northern Ireland analysis should be by a NI or EU official laboratory. GB results should be checked for compliance with GB pesticide MRLs as set in the GB MRL statutory register. This is also the case for goods entering NI from GB via the NI Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS). Non-NIRMS goods in NI should be assessed for compliance with EU pesticide MRLs. Care should be taken when reporting these results to make clear the legislation or other basis for sampling.

High

Pet food (including frozen)

Lead

Pet food made from game meat – maximum levels in place.

High

Animal by- products to be used as animal feed

Salmonella

Raw frozen feeder mice and rats intended to be used as animal feed.

Raw frozen chicks from Ukraine.

High

Pet food (including frozen)

Salmonella, E. coli, STEC,

Enterobacteriaceae, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter and Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) where possible (Colistin resistance, Carbapenem-resistance, ESBL)

Raw pet food.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Medium

Pet food (including frozen)

Salmonella,

Enterobacteriaceae and Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) where possible (Colistin resistance, Carbapenem-resistance, ESBL)

• Cat and dog food to be tested for pathogens, indicator bacteria and AMR.
• Dog chews, particularly from China, India & Türkiye.
• Mealworms from China.

Note: if testing for AMR, please store relevant isolates on agar slopes and then test them all together at the end of the NMP period, or in two batches throughout the year.

Medium

Pet food (including frozen)

Veterinary medicine residues

Chicken or duck fillet.

High

Nuts and seeds products

E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes

Potentially ready-to-eat commodities: tahini and halva from various countries, particularly from Türkiye and Israel.

High

Nuts and seeds products

E. coli, Salmonella

Potentially ready-to-eat commodities: nut spreads, sesame seeds, cumin seeds.

High

Nuts and seeds products

Aflatoxins

• Almonds (including ground/flour) particularly from Australia and USA.
• Groundnuts (including spreads/flour) particularly from Türkiye and Paraguay; kuli kuli (peanut product) particularly from Ghana and Nigeria, suya mix (peanut powder) particularly from Nigeria.
• Brazil nuts.
• Pistachios particularly from USA (also imported via Türkiye).
• Hazelnuts, walnuts, other tree nuts and mixed nuts, nut spreads and butters.
• Melon seeds (egusi) particularly from Ghana (seed or ground), chia seeds.
• Ogbono (African melon seed).

Medium

Nuts and seeds products

Pesticide residues*

Cumin seeds (including ground/powder), particularly from Türkiye.

Medium

Nuts and seeds products

Cyanide (hydrocyanic acid)

Apricot kernels.

Low

Nuts and seeds products

Pesticide residues*

Dried mung beans.

High

Herbs and spices

Salmonella, Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes

Potentially ready-to-eat commodities: paan (betel) leaves, coriander leaves and other herbs (fresh or dried).

High

Herbs and spices

Salmonella, E. coli

Potentially ready-to-eat commodities: pepper (black, pink & white), paprika powder, chilli powder, spice mixtures.

High

Herbs and spices

Aflatoxins

Nutmeg (whole and ground), paprika powder, chilli powder.

High

Herbs and spices

Sudan dyes

Ground turmeric from Bangladesh, crushed pepper from China, paprika powder from Russia, spices and sumac from Türkiye.

Medium

Herbs and spices

Undeclared allergens, colours/dyes or sulphites

Spice mixtures, curry powder, garlic powder.

Medium

Herbs and spices

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs)

Cumin and oregano, from various countries, including Türkiye (EU/NI controlled since Dec 2021).

Medium

Herbs and spices

Pesticide residues*

• Dried spices: ground ginger, ground coriander, paprika powder, chilli powder.
• Fresh ginger, coriander roots and leaves.
• Dried herbs, particularly from India.
• Fresh herbs (including basil and mint), particularly from Cambodia.
• Gotukola from Sri Lanka.
• Vanilla from India, vanilla extract from USA.

Low

Herbs and spices

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)

Ginger; oregano.

High

Fruit and vegetables

Salmonella, E. coli, Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes

Potentially ready-to-eat commodities: peppers (sweet or bell), salad leaves, prepared fresh vegetables; enoki mushrooms particularly from Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, fresh coconut.

Sprouts: all bean sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, other sprouted seeds.

Melons (including cantaloupe) particularly from Brazil and Mexico.

Raisins (dried grapes) particularly from Türkiye, dried dates.

High

Fruit and vegetables

Aflatoxins

Dried figs, chilli peppers (fresh or dried).

Medium

Fruit and vegetables

Pesticide residues*

• Dried beans particularly from Ghana.
• Fresh beans, yardlong beans particularly from Sri Lanka.
• Okra; peppers (sweet or bell); spinach.
• Chilli peppers (peppers of genus Capsicum, other than sweet) from Rwanda, and Uganda (fresh or dried), particularly for clothianidin.
• Fresh sprouts (including from mung beans).
• Tomatoes from Türkiye; spring onions and carrots from Egypt.
• Aubergines/eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum) from Burkina Faso.
• Seem beans, helmet beans from Bangladesh.
• Dried bean flour from Nigeria.

• Vine fruits/raisins, pomegranates, mangoes (fresh or dried) particularly from Brazil. Apples and guava from India. Prepared fresh fruit, dried dates.
• Citrus fruit particularly from Egypt.
• Granadilla (Passiflora ligularis) and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), particularly from Colombia and Thailand.
• Sugar apples (Annona squamosa) from Egypt.
• Green papaya (Carica papaya) from Mexico and Brazil.
• Pineapples from Ghana.
• Dragon fruit (pitahaya) from Thailand.
• Pears from China and Türkiye.
• Strawberries from Egypt.
• Grapes (white, seedless) from Türkiye.
• Durian from Vietnam.

Medium

Fruit and vegetables

Norovirus / Hepatitis A virus

Frozen sweetcorn, frozen raspberries, other small fruit and berries.

Medium

Fruit and vegetables

Ochratoxin A

Vine fruits/raisins particularly from Uzbekistan; dried figs and mulberries particularly from Türkiye; soya beans.

Low

Fruit and vegetables

Cadmium

Avocados and asparagus, particularly from Peru.

Low

Fruit and vegetables

Undeclared sulphites

Dried apricots, dried dates, other dried or candied/mixed fruits.

Coconut (desiccated, dried, flour).

Low

Fruit and vegetables

Iodine

Seaweed and kelp (from China, Japan & Korea).

Medium

Grain products

Aflatoxins

Banku mix (made from fermented corn flour) from Ghana.

Medium

Grain products

Sudan dyes

Couscous from Lebanon; Fufu flour from Ghana.

Low

Grain products

Non-permitted colours

Fruit bars and breakfast cereals from USA.

High

Edible oils

Sudan dyes

Palm oil, particularly from Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Medium

Edible oils

3-MPCD and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Palm oil, other edible oils.

Medium

Tea

Pesticide residues*

Tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), especially from India.

Medium

Food additives

Pesticide residues*: ethylene oxide

• Xanthan gum from China.
• Guar gum/locust bean gum from India.
• Sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings; mustard flours and meals and prepared mustard from India.
• Calcium carbonate from India.
• Mixtures of food additives containing locust bean gum from Malaysia and Türkiye.

Medium

Confectionery

Non-permitted thickening / gelling additives: konjac

(choking hazard)

Boba balls for bubble tea and Boba jellies from China and Taiwan.

Low

Confectionery

Non-permitted colours

From USA, China, Japan, Brazil and Colombia. Erythrosine in tapioca balls.

Low

Soft drinks

Non-permitted colours

Fizzy drinks: Fanta and Smoov Chapman from Ghana and Nigeria.

Low

Soft drinks

Non-permitted preservatives (benzoic acid)

Soft drinks from Nigeria, Ghana, and USA.

Low

Wine

Undeclared sulphites

Wine.

Low

Food supplements

Pesticide residues*:

ethylene oxide

Various food supplements from India.