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Annual Report 2009 maize Also the unauthorised GM events MIR604 and especially MON88017 were reported more frequently in maize. EFSA adopted an opinion on 21 April 2009 on MON88017 and on 2 July 2009 on MIR604, concluding that these GM events are unlikely to have any adverse effect on human or animal health or on the environment in the context of their intended uses. After the publication of these opinions, the Commission classified market notifications on the GM events MIR604 and MON88017 as information notifications considering that there is no serious risk associated with their presence. However, since the GM events were still unauthorised, the non-compliances continued to be reported. Finally, the Commission adopted Decisions on 30 October 2009 authorising both GM events, which effectively put a stop to their reporting in the RASFF. Heavy metals The chart below shows that over the years an increasing number of notifications on mercury contamination is reported. HEAVY METALS 140 120 100 tin mercury lead chromium cadmium arsenic zinc 80 60 40 20 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 This increase may in part reflect the general increase in notifications but other factors may have had an influence: e. g. increased import of fish species from a fishing territory in which higher levels of mercury are known to be present. Further analysis of e. g. trade and control figures would be required to draw any conclusions from this increase in notifications. Cadmium and mercury are reported predominantly in fishery products: cadmium in crabs (notified by Italy) and in squid and mercury in fish, as can be observed from the table below detailing notifications during 2009. The high number of notifications on crustaceans highlights an identified issue with different interpretations of EU legislation with regard to the maximum level for 24
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) cadmium in crabs. Work is currently ongoing to clarify this issue in legislation and to ensure its uniform application across Member States. arsenic cadmium lead mercury tin bivalve molluscs 1 cephalopods 15 cereals and bakery products 2 cocoa, coffee and tea 1 compound feeds 1 crustaceans 37 dietetic foods 8 8 2 feed additives 1 2 1 feed materials 2 2 1 fish 6 92 fruit and vegetables 4 4 6 5 meat 1 Pathogenic micro-organisms PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS bivalve molluscs cephalopods cereals and bakery products cocoa, coffee and tea confectionery crustaceans and products thereof dietetic foods eggs and egg products fish fruit and vegetables herbs and spices meat (other than poultry) milk and milk products non-alcoholic beverages nuts, nut products and seeds other food product/mixed poultry meat prepared dishes and snacks Bacillus cereus Campylobacter Enterobacter sakazakii Escherichia coli Listeria monocytogenes mycobacterium tuberculosis norovirus Sarcocystis spp Shigella sonnei Vibrio 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 25
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