This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have two recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Salmonella Rissen in chlorella powder, following company's own check. Origin China (via United Kingdom), notified by Netherlands; - Foreign bodies: plastic fragments in chocolate bars, following a consumer complaint. Origin Finland, notified by Finland, distributed also … Continue reading Food recalls in EU/Week 38
Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world – Week 37
Here's my selection of articles for the week: CHINA - Regulating China's Food Supply Chain: From Farm to Fork (Part 1), by Paul O'Brien; - Approval system stopping supplements from reaching Chinese consumers, by RJ Whitehead on foodnavigator-asia.com, 18-Sep-2014: Chinese food authorities are stopping many of their citizens from gaining access to the best quality health supplements as … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world – Week 37