Written Q&A to EU Commission – Contaminants and crab meat

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Subject: Standards for the mitten crab In large parts of the Netherlands it is forbidden to catch the mitten crab due to supposed risks to public health (from dioxins and PCBs, amongst other things). At present there is only a European standard covering the white meat of the crab, as a result of which the … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Contaminants and crab meat

EU Commission report on official controls 2013

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's an abstract of the content of the report, published here, where I enlight the most critical points found by the Commission. There are data also relatedย to other sectors/problems, but since the level of compliance was satisfactory, I've decided to not talk about them in the post. LEGAL BASIS Article 44 (4) and (6) of … Continue reading EU Commission report on official controls 2013