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 below mentioned product must not be consumed since it contains elevated levels of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and levels of pesticides.
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.
| Product name: | Ginger powder |
| Brand: | Khanum |
| Durability date / lot: | 01/07/2024 and 31/07/2024 |
| Weight: | 100g |
| Origin: | China |
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on [email protected] . The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta or our official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.
