Food recalls in EU – Week 50

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have four recalls from consumers in EU, between the alert notifications. - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in cheese, following company's own check. Origin France, notification from Luxembourg, distributed also to Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom; - Mycotoxins: aflatoxins in blanched groundnuts, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 50

EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement

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On 18 October 2013, EU and Canada have reached a political agreement on the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). The agreement will remove over 99% of tariffs between the two economies and create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. At a later stage, the agreement will need to be … Continue reading EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement