At the beginning of October the European Spice Association inssued a letter direcyed to it members,stating that EU Commision will strengthen the rules on Brazilian origin Pepper.
Black pepper from Brazil - announced tightening of current import measures
The ESA Secretariat has been informed by the EU Commission that due to the high rate of positive salmonella findings in the import controls of whole black pepper from Brazil, a tightening of the current measures has been discussed.
The next steps would be a further increase in the frequency of controls and finally a ban on imports of black pepper from Brazil within the next months if there is no adequate reaction from the Brazilian authorities. The Commission will inform the Brazilian authorities about this possible tightening of the measures in the coming weeks. The Commission will inform the Brazilian authorities about this possible tightening of the measures in the coming weeks.
In discussions with the ESA Secretariat, the Commission has stressed that the only way to maintain or withdraw the current measures is to reduce the risk of salmonella contamination of the goods shipped from Brazil.
The commodity must comply with the EU provisions on salmonella at the time of import. Subsequent sterilization would therefore not be compatible with the Commission's requirements.
We will inform you as soon as we receive further information on the Commission's possible course of action.
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