Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 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: - Heavy metals: lead in Moringa oleifera food supplement, following an official control on the market. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland; - Allergens: undeclared peanut in thai chicken … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 29 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU in the alert notifications. Between the information for attention notifications, followed by a recall from consumers, we find: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in asparagus, following a consumer complaint. Origin China, notified by Germany; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Campylobacter spp. in chilled chicken breast fillets, following an official control … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 29 – 2014