This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find one recall from consumers in EU between the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Salmonella Spp in dried sausages, following company's own check. Origin France, distributed also to Switzerland. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market: - Heavy metals: mercury in food supplement, following an official control on the market. Origin India, … Continue reading Food Recalls in EU – Week 36
Written Q&A to EU Commission – High levels of Bisphenol A in widely consumed food
◊ E-011591/2011: Written question to the Commission by Nikolaos Salavrakos(EFD), Member of the European Parliament: According to scientists at Harvard University, canned food and refreshments stored in plastic bottles contain excessively high levels of the chemical bisphenol A, which is linked to cancer and cardiovascular and sexual maturation problems. The scientists found that some food … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – High levels of Bisphenol A in widely consumed food
