Food recalls in EU – Week 18 – 2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have three recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Food additives and flavourings: too high content of sulphite in sauce, following an official control on the market. Origin Thailand, notified by Denmark; - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in ice shakes, following company's own check. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 18 – 2014

FVO – Bovine meat in Brazil

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The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in Brazil from 15 to 28 October 2013. The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the operation of controls over the production of fresh bovine meat destined for export to the European Union (EU), as well as … Continue reading FVO – Bovine meat in Brazil