The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed is designed to protect European consumers from exactly these types of contamination.

The information was transferred immediately to all Member States through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.

The Early Warning and Response System and the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed have provided a solid basis for exchanging information.

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is a system for reporting food issues within the European Union.

Firstly, the Commission ensures that the competent authorities in all 27 Member States are promptly and simultaneously warned via the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).

The European Commissions' Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reported 10 notifications on aflatoxin B1 in maize of European origin since the last maize harvest in autumn 2012.