EU FOOD FRAUD NETWORK

COORDINATED CASES

Brussels, 18 May 2018

1. Frozen pork fat exports to

Russia

2. Beeswax adulterated with

stearin and paraffin

DG SANTE

Unit G5 – Alerts, Traceability and Committees

EU FOOD FRAUD NETWORK COORDINATED CASE

Case 1: Frozen

pork fat exports to

Russia

Brussels, 17 May 2018

The value of pig

products exported

from EU to Russia

was about 1.4

billion €

Russia on the

basis of ASF

stopped

accepting

certificates for

pigs products

Russia extended

the scope of the

political embargo

to fat and offal of

different species

(including pigs) as

well as to live pigs

EU).

EU won the

WTO dispute, so

pig fat and live

animals would

be allowed to

resume from

ASF-free areas

of the EU 2013 27 January 2014 25 October 2017 6 December 2017 Present date

24 October 2016

EU is in the process of

introducing a new

complaint to the WTO for

failure of Russia to comply

with the WTO ruling

EU

).

Activation of the EU Food

Fraud Network *

* 1700 tons of frozen pork fat found at Russian orders since 2016

Case description

EU

).

Information

by email to

MS

2014

Case description

• DG SANTE and MS disagree with unjustified SPS Russian

bans against EU exports

• Some operators located outside the EU are overturning the

Russian ban using falsified customs declarations, health

certificates and commercial documents.

Frozen pork fat declared as… • Vinegar

• Ceramic tiles

• Marble slabs

• Chemical products

• Palm oil

• Frozen vegetables

• Concentrate of chromium ore

• Carbohydrate derivatives

• …

Why an interest for the FFN?

• This is an opportunity to deter companies with

fraudulent behaviours: it can be expected that they could

also be involved in other fraudulent activities.

• The cases mirror organised crime schemes.

AAC-FF cases concerning meat exports

FFN CASES since 2016 15*

FFN contact points involved 14 + EC

Third Country traders involved 8

Number of requests in AAC-FF 64

Number of responses in AAC-FF 40

* 2 are closed at present time, but not solved.

• Updates about MS investigation outcomes

• Requests Georgian authorities to open investigations

• Inform Russia about the results

Next steps

EU FOOD FRAUD NETWORK

COORDINATED CASE

Case 2: Adulteration

of beeswax intended

for honey production

with stearin and

paraffin

Brussels, 18 May 2018

Beeswax issue Timeline Beecome 2018

International

Apiculture

Congress

Graz – Austria

BE informed the EU

about imported

adulterated beeswax

Chief Veterinary

Officers

Feedback from

MS

on data collection

RASFF notification by EC

informing about the issue

June

March

2017

2018

Oct.

Feb.

Sept.

EP question - COM ENVI

(European Parliament)

Raising Awareness Civil Dialogue Group –

beekeeping DG AGRI

Letter to EU stakeholders

Nov.

July

Data collection

EC Questionnaire to

Member States

January

August

JRC Assessment on

analytical methods

EFSA consultation

Second Half 2018

April

Case FF

2018/068

Case FF

2017/068

European

Wax

Federation

Meeting

• 2 cases in the AAC-FF and 1 EU coordinated case

• 1 RASFF notification (by EC)

• 1 OFIS case (organics): pesticide residues

Follow-up

Draft Amendment

of the ABP legislation*:

"Apiculture by-products intended exclusively for use in

apiculture - category 3 materials should comply with

specifications established for E901 beeswax white and

yellow"

Target: second half 2018 *Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption

Request to EFSA

concerning possible impacts on bees and human health

with beeswax adulterated with stearin and paraffin.

Target: second half 2018

Advices to operators

Strengthen vigilance and ask for contractual guarantees:

• Abnormal market price

• Certificates of authenticity, purity and quality

• Traceability (origin, batch …)

• Data collecting (EWF, MS, …)

• Market monitoring and trade patterns analysis

• EFSA assessment

• EU coordinated control plan?

Other follow up