Switzerland has withdrawn Serbian corn flour from the market because of aflatoxin

Switzerland has taken action to remove corn flour from Serbia from its market after discovering it contained aflatoxin B1 levels of 11.4 micrograms per kilogram, significantly above the safe limit of 2 micrograms per kilogram, posing a serious health risk. This follows a previous incident where cucumbers from Serbia were banned in Croatia due to contamination with chlorpyrifos.

Switzerland has withdrawn corn flour produced in Serbia from the market, according to an announcement in the European Rapid Alert System. It is specified that the flour contains amounts of aflatoxin B1 well in excess of the permissible 2 micrograms per kilogram, namely 11.4 micrograms per kilogram. The risk to human health in this case is defined as "potentially serious". Only a ...