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Kazakhstan · 12 Nov 2026

Nuts and seeds from Kazakhstan: food safety notices

Notices, all years24since 7 Jul 2022
Last 12 months5
Latest16 Sep 2026EU (RASFF)

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Hazards

Plant and marine toxins13Pesticide residues2Foreign bodies2Composition (nutrients and actives1Chlorpyrifos1Salmonella1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
16 Sep 2026EUExceed maximum levels of erucic acids in mustard seeds from KazakhstanComposition (nutrients and actives)
106 ± 11 (limit 35 ) g/kg
Information · potentially serious
18 Jun 2026EUIncreased amount of hydrocyanic acid in brown flax from KazakhstanPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
8 Jun 2026EUhydrocyanic acid in flaxseed originating from KazakhstanPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
23 Apr 2026EUElevated levels of Hydrocyanic acid in Brown LinseedPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
25 Nov 2025EUPropiconazole in FlaxseedPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
29 Sep 2025EUExceedance of the maximum level for hydrocyanic acid in brown linseed from Kazakhstan, viaPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
17 Sep 2025EUExcessive HCN (hydrogen cyanide) content in golden flax seedsPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
12 Jun 2025EUElevated hydrocyanic acid in milled flaxseed from Kazakhstan via the UKPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
12 Jun 2025EUElevated hydrocyanic acid (205.5 ± 14.4 mg/kg) in Organic Golden Linseeds from KazakhstanPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
9 Apr 2025EUCyanide in ground flax seedPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
23 Dec 2024EUHydrocyanic acid (HCN) in organic flaxseed, from Kazakhstan, via Czech RepublicPlant and marine toxinsAlert · serious
6 Dec 2024EUExceed maximum level of erucic acid 86 ± 9 g/kgOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
6 Dec 2024EUExceed maximum level of erucic acid 71 ± 7 g/kgOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
30 Oct 2024EUExceed maximum level of erucic acid 82,6 ± 8,1 g/kgOtherBorder rejection · potential risk
17 Apr 2024EUhydrocyanic acid in flaxseed from BelgiumPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
10 Apr 2024EUhydrocyanic acid in flaxseed from PolandPlant and marine toxinsAlert · potentially serious
31 Jan 2024EUChlorpyrifos in flax seed from Kazakhstan via Poland.ChlorpyrifosAlert · serious
3 Apr 2023EUHigh prussic acid content in organic linseed from KazakhstanOtherAlert · potentially serious
8 Mar 2023EUhigh content of cyanide (238.1 mg/kg - ppm) in linseed from Kazakhstan, dispatched from thPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
8 Mar 2023EUElevated Levels of Hydrocyanic Acid (257.9 ± 18.1 mg/kg) in LinseedPlant and marine toxinsInformation · potentially serious
21 Feb 2023EUImidaclopride and haloxyfop in flax seeds from Kazakhstan via Poland.Pesticide residuesInformation · serious
13 Jan 2023EUForeign bodies (stones) in lentils from Kazakhstan, via GermanyForeign bodiesInformation · serious
11 Jan 2023EUforeign bodies (flax straws) in flax seeds from Kazakhstan, via BelgiumForeign bodiesAlert · undecided
7 Jul 2022EUSalmonella Typhimurium Detected in Milled Brown Flaxseed from United KingdomSalmonellaInformation · serious