Thank god it’s Friday! Quick news from the world (Week 36)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here is my selection of articles of the week: EU - EFSA stymies progress on ‘may contain’, by Rick Pendrous+ on http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk, 11-Sep-2014: Alpro’s decision to reverse plans to combine its soya and nut production lines has shone the spotlight on the need for usable ‘action levels’ for adventitious allergen contamination of foods. RUSSIA - Russia bans Ukraine … Continue reading Thank god it’s Friday! Quick news from the world (Week 36)

Food recalls in EU – Week 32 – 33

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

These weeks on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have six recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Allergens: undeclared almond in olive with garlic, following company's own check. Origin Poland, notified by Denmark; - Composition: high content of aluminium in cake flour, following company's own check. Origin Vietnam, notified by Germany, distributed also to Netherlands and Poland; … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 32 – 33