The UAE is likely to ban peanut butter products imported from the UK, reported Khaleej Times.
An official at the General Secretariat of Municipalities was quoted as saying that a decision on whether to ban these products or withdraw the quantities already available in local markets was being studied.
The move followed a decision by Kuwaiti authorities on Tuesday to ban import of peanut butter products suspected to be containing aflatoxin.
A source at the Food and Environment Control Centre of Abu Dhabi Municipality (FECC) told the paper that “so far there was no precautionary measure to remove UK-produced suspected peanuts products from the edible market, saying that such a measure could be taken only after thorough investigation in the local market and laboratory tests are carried out.”
In July, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia banned the import of soya bean, soya paste and spices from South East Asian countries, said reports.
The temporary ban was forced following reports of detection of some cancer-causing chemicals in the food, said the Gulf Times on Thursday.
Gulf Cooperation Council states had suspended imports of Spanish olive oil earlier July over fears it contained another carcinogenic substance called benzopyrene – Albawaba.com
