Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium in the class Gammaproteobacteria, is an important plant pathogen that causes phoney peach disease in the southern United States, bacterial leaf scorch, oleander leaf scorch, and Pierce's disease, and citrus variegated chlorosis disease (CVC) in Brazil. Recently found for the first time on EU territories, the strain of Xylella fastidiosa identified in Italy (province of Lecce, in the Apulia region) attacks … Continue reading Plant health: Xylella fastidiosa outbreak in Italy and damages to olive trees
Food recalls in EU – Week 27
This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Allergens: undeclared wheat in ice cream, following company's own check. Origin Finland, notified by Finland, distributed also to Estonia. Between the information for attention, followed by a recall from consumers: - Foreign bodies: metal pieces in canned sardines in oil, following company's own … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 27
