Sesame Seeds

Sesame is the one product in this list where Salmonella is the controlling risk rather than a general microbiological concern, and EU consignments are routinely tested for it. We place that testing with accredited laboratories before shipment, not after arrival.

What to fix on the specification

• Type: natural or hulled.
• Purity: 99.95% sortexed, with the method.
• Moisture and free fatty acid.
• Oil content, for crushers.
• Salmonella: the controlling microbiological risk on this line.
• Residue panel, including ethylene oxide for EU-bound material.

Sesame is where Salmonella is the controlling risk rather than a general concern, and where the ETO notifications from 2020 onward began. Both are tested before shipment rather than after arrival. EU residue limits covers the second.