Food recalls in EU – Week 2/2015

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: -Β Industrial contaminants:Β benzo(a)pyrene (12.7 Β΅g/kg - ppb) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (57.42 Β΅g/kg - ppb) in sprats pate from Latvia, following an official control on the market. Notified by … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 2/2015

FVO report – Germany – Food Hygiene for primary production of FNAO and sprouting seeds

In this report published last December the EU Commission Food and Veterinary office reported some significant weaknesses in the official controls system for food of non animal origin and seeds for sprouting in Germany. The inspection was carried out in November 2013, so it is quite old: I expected better answers toΒ the E.Coli crisis in … Continue reading FVO report – Germany – Food Hygiene for primary production of FNAO and sprouting seeds