Food recalls in EU – Week 42/2015

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Allergens:ย undeclared gluten (3000 mg/kg - ppm) in shrimp snacks from Indonesia, via the Netherlands, following an official control on the market. Notified by Finland, distributed also to Belgium, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 42/2015

FVO report in Bulgaria – Weak controls on consignments transiting in EU

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Still surprised food frauds happen? The following report is quite a good example of why... The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO)ย in Bulgaria 26 to 30 January 2015. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the official controlย system implemented by the competent authorities on … Continue reading FVO report in Bulgaria – Weak controls on consignments transiting in EU