This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have on recall from consumers in EU in the information for attention notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in fresh rucola, following company's own check. Origin Norway with raw materials from Germany (via Denmark), notified by Norway. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product, we find: - Biotoxins: Diarrhoeic … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 22 -2014
Written QA to EU Commission – China’s dubious food imports
Question for written answerto the Commission Rule 117Andreas Mölzer (NI) (20th March 2014) Subject: Dubious food imports from China Since food from China is often considerably lower priced than domestic food, imports from the Middle Kingdom have been steadily increasing in the past few years. However, this is problematic because certain pesticides are allowed in Chinese … Continue reading Written QA to EU Commission – China’s dubious food imports
