FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY AUTHORITY NOTICE

In accordance with Chapter 649 of the Food Safety and Security Authority Act, and in line with the Authority's role to ensure transparency and public awareness on matters relating to food safety and security, the Authority hereby informs the public that following analysis of samples elevated during official controls by the Food Safety and Security Authority, the following product may contain elevated levels of Hydrocyanic acid.

Hydrocyanic acid is explicitly included in the list of contaminants in the Food Contaminants Regulation (EU) (No 2023/915) for which maximum levels are established in foodstuffs to safeguard consumer health.

Product Description:	Alsi (Linseed)
Brand:	ApnaBaba
Origin:	India
Weight:	400g
Best Before:	20/06/2027

Consumers are advised not to consume the implicated product and either dispose of it or return it to the store from which it was purchased.

For further information, the public may contact the Food Safety and Security Authority on telephone number +356 26025000 from Monday to Friday between 08:00 a.m. and 03:00 p.m. or send an email to info.fssa@gov.mt.