EFSA report on emerging risk – Plastic rice frauds listed

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Last week the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its annual report on emerging risks. The top 10 risks were defined as follows: Outbreak related to the consumption of raw beetroot in France; Growth of Vibrio spp in Northern waters and TTX detection in European bivalve shellfish in UK; Putative new influenza virus that has … Continue reading EFSA report on emerging risk – Plastic rice frauds listed

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Food recalls in EU – Week 44/2015

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Allergens: undeclared almond in smoked organic tofu from Austria, following company's own check. Notified by Germany; Heavy metals: mercury (1.99 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen tuna (Thunnus obesus) from Italy, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 44/2015