This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Industrial contaminants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in olive pomace oil, following an official control on the market. Origin and notification from Greece, distributed also to Germany; We have also two recalls, following information for follow-up notification: - Composition: unauthorised substance magnesium aspartate in food … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 9 – 2014
Plant Health: Commission updates rules to better protect Europe’s crops and forests from harmful pests and diseases
EU legislation on plant health aims to better protect crops, fruit, vegetables, ornamentals and forests from quarantine pests (harmful organisms) by preventing their introduction into the EU or their spread within the EU. EU plant health legislation contributes to sustainable agricultural and horticultural production through plant health protection. It also contributes to the protection of … Continue reading Plant Health: Commission updates rules to better protect Europe’s crops and forests from harmful pests and diseases
