The Environmental Health Directorate has said that, upon information received from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, as a precaution, the publice should not consume the Turkish product ‘Halval with Pistacchio nuts,’ due to excessive presence of aflatoxins.
The product details are as follows:
Product Description Halva with Pistacchio nuts
Brand: Baktat Weight: 350g
Date of Minimum Durability 05.2013
Batch number.: 310511-01 LN
Origin: Turkey.
For more information, please contact the Health Inspectorate Services on 2133 7333 from 08:00till 14:30 or send an email on mhi@gov.mt [1] or go to the Directorate office at 37-39, Rue D’Argens, Imsida.
1 Comment To "Health warning issued on ‘Halval with Pistacchio nuts"
#1 Comment By anton rappold On October 31, 2011 @ 12:43 am
wher is the information on the other sources ;i;e; opine nuts from China or elsewhere ? what processes exist to keep the sources of Turkish, Chinese and other countries providing pine nuts segregated so as to have audit trail in case of contamination ?