Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 44)

Here is my article's selection of the week: CHINA -ย Top Food Safety Shanghai Tips, by Paul O'Brien, onย healthandsafetyinshanghai.com: tips on Chinese food safety from an expatriate consultant. EU -ย Lithuania bans energy drink sales to under 18s, by Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn+ , on beveragedaily.com: Lithuania has banned energy drink sales to under 18s - making the Baltic … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 44)

Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014

This week on theย RASFFย databaseย (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have oneย recallย from consumers in EU in theย alertย notification: - Food additives and flavourings:ย unauthorised colour E 128 - Red 2G, E 110, Sunset Yellow (FCF), E 124 - Ponceau 4R/cochineal red Aย in sliced ginger pickles, following an official control on the market. Origin Japan (via Netherlands), … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014