In this short and sweet Q&A the EU Commission announces that the budget for promotion measures aimed at the Chinese market will be more than doubled by 2019. Moreover, something seems to be in the pipeline for a GIs protection bilateral agreement. Question for written answer to the Commission - Matt Carthy (GUE/NGL) - 26th June 2015 … Continue reading EU agricultural export to China and GIs protection
Food recalls in EU – Week 31/2015
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: - Foreign bodies: plastic fragments (1x1 cm) in chilled soups from Ireland, following a consumer complaint. Notified by Ireland, distributed also to United Kingdom; - FCM (Food Contact Materials). Heavy … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 31/2015