Food recalls in EU – Week 36/2015

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

After a summer break our weekly report is coming back. In the week 32-35 we had a couple of interesting and/or widespread alerts, followed by recalls from consumers, namely: -ย Allergens:ย undeclared mustard in coriander cumin powder from India, following an official control on the market. Notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to France and Poland; -ย Allergens:ย undeclared … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 36/2015

Plant Health report: import controls are an effective tool in protecting EU consumers

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

A Commissionย reportย published today presents key findings on the controls carried out at Europe's borders to prevent harmful plant pests from entering the EU market. This EUROPHYT report reveals that 7.000 consignments mainly imported from non-EU countries were intercepted in 2013. In about one third of the cases insects, fungi, bacteria or viruses were found; the … Continue reading Plant Health report: import controls are an effective tool in protecting EU consumers