Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 42)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's my article's selection of the week: EU - EU project seeks to improve GM food safety testing, by Caroline Scott-Thomas+, on bakeryandsnacks.com: an EU-funded project that aims to improve safety testing for genetically modified (GM) foods has published its first results. UK - FSA promises probe after sheep's milk protein found in UK goats' cheese, by … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 42)

Food recalls in EU/Week 41

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have five recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Biocontaminants: histamine in canned anchovies in olive oil, following an official control on the market. Origin Spain (via Netherlands), notified by Malta; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria monocytogenes in organic cooked ham and mortadella, following company's own check. Origin Italy, notified by … Continue reading Food recalls in EU/Week 41