ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE NOTICE

In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that following information received through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the following product must not be consumed in view of elevated levels of Mineral Oil Components (MOSH and MOAH) found in the product itself and also in the packaging.

Name of product on the label:	Sella Basmati Rice
Brand:	AL Shalan
Lot:	1311/22/ALT
Durability date:	31/08/2026
Container and weight:	Sisal sack by 1kg
Origin:	India

Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) and Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons (MOSH) are environmental contaminants that may end up in food during food production, from additives or migration from food contact materials and may be carcinogenic  (https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/mineral-oil-hydrocarbons).

For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Environmental Health Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on admin.ehd@gov.mt .  The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta  or our official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.