Food recalls in EU – Week 35/2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have two recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in salads with pasta, following company's own check. Origin France, notified by France, distributed also to Belgium and Luxembourg; - Allergens: undeclared gluten, egg and mustard in burger sauce, following company's own check. Origin Belgium, notified … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 35/2014

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