Here's my article selection of the week: EU -ย Environment Committee backs flexibility for EU countries to ban GMO crops, from European Parliament ENVI Committee: long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory even if it is allowed at EU … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 45)
Food recalls in EU – Week 27
This week on theย RASFF databaseย (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed)ย we can find oneย recallย from consumers in EU between the information for attentionย notifications: - GMO/Novel foods:ย unauthorised genetically modified organismย in fresh papaya,ย following an official control on the market. Origin Thailand, distributed to France. Between the alertย notifications we can find several withdrawal from the market: - Heavy metals:ย mercuryย in … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 27
