29.09.2013

Source: Feedinfo News Service

German food and feed safety officials have rejected two shipments of frozen turkey meat from Israel after finding traces of unauthorized substance clopidol.
Clopidol is an organic compound that is used in veterinary medicine as a coccidiostat. It is understood that the clopidol was found in samples taken from 24-ton and 19-ton shipments. The clopidol levels found amounted to 97 ppb and 38 ppb respectively.
According to the Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL), both consignments are detained at border level and the frozen turkey meat has not been placed on the market.