Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 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: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in pepper corns in glass pepper mill, following company's own check. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, France, Hungary and Romania; - Allergens: undeclared cashew nut in chocolate hazelnut mix, following a consumer complaint. … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 2014

Updates about EU increased checks at the borders

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Controls performed at European Union borders on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 continue to deliver results and, as a consequence, the EU is removing some products from the list of feed and food of non-animal origin that are subject to an increased level of official controls by national competent authorities at the border. … Continue reading Updates about EU increased checks at the borders