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Barley malt extract & malted cereals

Cereals · ingredient · used in Malted drinks, Hot chocolate & cocoa powders

Inherent → adjusted
2.30 → 2.30
Medium

Vulnerability dimensions

1 = low · 5 = high

  • Economic gain / price volatility3
  • Supply-chain complexity2
  • Fraud history2
  • Ease of adulteration / detectability3
  • Supplier relationship1
  • Certification gaps2
  • Testing-regime gaps2

No intelligence uplift this month.

Hazard profile

  • Mycotoxins (DON, OTA, T-2/HT-2)
    Chemical · Weather-driven.
  • Acrylamide, 3-MCPD
    Chemical · Process contaminants.
  • Gluten (barley)
    Allergen

Fraud vulnerability

Likely modes

  • Dilution with sugar syrups
  • Grain origin misstatement

Current drivers

  • Poor 2026 UK/EU cereal harvests raise costs

Typical origins

United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermanyFranceFranceDKDK

Regulatory topics

allergenscontaminants

Alerts by hazard

Matched alerts, last 90 days

Market & supply signals

No signals recorded.

Matched alerts (7)

Most recent first

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United StatesUS FDA enforcement report··Class II34

J K Patisserie & Bakery LLC: Chocolate Chip Cookies packaged in a cardboard box; Ingredients: King Midas Special (Wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), Dark Chocolate Chip (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, ground vanilla beans), Unsalted Butter, Dark Brown Sugar, Wheat flour, Eggs, Salt, Baking Powder,…

Soy was not declared in the Contains statement.

OtherCocoa powderSugar, glucose syrup & dextroseGums, emulsifiers, anti-caking & phosphatesBarley malt extract & malted cerealsWheat flour & wheat extractsFlavourings (incl. vanilla)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material match: cocoa
United KingdomFood Standards Agency··Allergy alert23

Lambertz recalls Lambertz Mini Spekulatius and Lambertz Christmas Tree Cookies because allergens are not declared in English on the label

Allergens: Barley and wheat (gluten), egg, hazelnut (nuts), lactose and whey (milk), lecithin (soya), lupin, nuts, peanuts and sesame. These products contain barley and wheat (gluten), hazelnuts (nuts) milk, lactose and whey (milk) and lecithin (soya), and they may contain egg,…

AllergenLabellingmilkeggpeanutsoyawheatglutensesamelupinnutshazelnutWhey powder & whey permeateLactoseGums, emulsifiers, anti-caking & phosphatesBarley malt extract & malted cerealsWheat flour & wheat extracts
Why is this relevant?
  • Material mentioned in reason/ingredients only: whey, lactose, hydrocolloids, malt, wheat
  • Your market (GB)
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