EU and US progress in the fight against antimicrobial resistance The European Commission (EC) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publish a progress report on the Transatlantic Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (TATFAR). The report outlines the advances made during the first TATFAR implementation period of 2011 to 2013, and renews the … Continue reading EU and US taskforce progress in fighting antimicrobial resistance
Food recalls in EU – Week 22 -2014
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
