Food recalls in EU – Week 42/2015

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Allergens:ย undeclared gluten (3000 mg/kg - ppm) in shrimp snacks from Indonesia, via the Netherlands, following an official control on the market. Notified by Finland, distributed also to Belgium, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 42/2015

EFSA opinion – Risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as food and feed

On 8th October the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the following scientific opinion about the consumptions of insects as food and feed. The European Commission (EC) asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the microbiological, chemical and environmental risks arising from the production and consumption of insects as food and feed and … Continue reading EFSA opinion – Risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as food and feed