Food recalls in EU – Week 6 – 2014

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification. We have one information for attention notification, followed by recall: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in smoked sprats, following conmpany's own check. Origin and notificatio from Belgium, distributed also to Luxembourg. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product: … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 6 – 2014

Labelling in the wake of the horsemeat scandal – News from the meat sector in EU

As usual, I have to thank you Foodservice Consultant, and the editors Michael Jones and Helen Roxburgh, for publishing again one of my articles on their magazine.  In this short paper I examined the main news of the last few weeks about the meat labelling in Europe. The new Reg. (UE) 1337/2013, regarding the mandatory indication … Continue reading Labelling in the wake of the horsemeat scandal – News from the meat sector in EU