FVO report – Finland – Poultry meat control system deficiencies

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This report describes the outcome of a Food and Veterinary Office audit in Finland, which took place from 11 to 21 March 2014, in order to evaluate the official food safety control system in place governing the production and placing on the market of poultry meat and products derived therefrom. The report concludes that Finland has in place … Continue reading FVO report – Finland – Poultry meat control system deficiencies

Food recalls in EU – Week 19 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

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: - Poor or insufficient controls: inadequate thermal processing on plum bread and butter pudding, following a consumer complaint. Origin United Kingdom, notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to Ireland; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Bacillus Cereus in sweet peppers, following an official control … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 19 – 2014