Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds register?

Question for written answerย to the Commission 16 January 2014 Marc Tarabella (S&D) , Jean Louis Cottigny (S&D) Subject: European Food Fraud Register Could the Commission, as repeatedly called for by the European Parliament, systematically gather data on cases of fraud and exchange good practices with a view to detecting and combatting food fraud? Could the … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds register?

EU Council approved new preservative on meat products

The EU Council, during theย Justice and Home Affairs meeting on 3 and 4 March 2014, decided not to oppose the adoption of a regulation authorising ethyl lauroyl arginate asย a preservative in heat-treated meat products in order to improve the microbiological quality of thoseย food products, including inhibiting the growth of harmful micro-organisms such as Listeria monocytogenes … Continue reading EU Council approved new preservative on meat products