Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will launch a two-stage public consultation in July on an updated and extended assessment of exposure in Europe to bisphenol A (BPA), a substance used in food contact materials and in other products. The Authority’s last exposure assessment of BPA was in 2006 and this new assessment will mark a major … Continue reading Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)

Food recalls in EU – Week 26

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can found three recalls from consumers in EU between the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen ground beef steaks, following company's own check. Origin Italy, distributed also to France. - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Hepatitis A Virus in frozen berry mix, following an official control on the market. Origin Italy, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 26