EU Commission report on official controls 2013

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's an abstract of the content of the report, published here, where I enlight the most critical points found by the Commission. There are data also related to other sectors/problems, but since the level of compliance was satisfactory, I've decided to not talk about them in the post. LEGAL BASIS Article 44 (4) and (6) of … Continue reading EU Commission report on official controls 2013

Food recalls in EU – Week 38

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find three recalls from consumers in EU between the alert notifications. One of them from for a product from Croatia: welcome in EU!  - Mycotoxins: aflatoxin in cayenne peppers, following an official control on the market. Origin Germany, notification from Luxembourg; - Pathogenic micro-organism: Salmonella spp in frozen chicken … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 38