If the explosion of the infamous "Horsemeat Scandal" was greeted at first with disbelief and barely concealed laughter from the public and media, the following concern for a public health risk revealed itself in a short time as completely not founded. None of these two reactions seem to be triggered by what could be the … Continue reading The next food fraud? Worse than the ”Horsegate”
Food recalls in EU – Week 47
This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we find three recalls from consumers in EU, between the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in cream cheese, following company's own check. Origin and notification from Denmark, distributed also to Austria, Germany, Japan, Norway and Poland. - Biocontaminants: histamine in anchovies in olive oil, following company's own check. Origin Spain, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 47
