Food recalls in EU – Week 22 -2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have on recall from consumers in EU in the information for attention notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in fresh rucola, following company's own check. Origin Norway with raw materials from Germany (via Denmark), notified by Norway. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product, we find: - Biotoxins: Diarrhoeic … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 22 -2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 20 – 2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have four recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Heavy metals: mercury in frozen sliced swordfish, following an official control on the market. Origin Spain, notified by Italy; - Heavy metals: mercury in frozen swordfish fillets, following an official control on the market. Origin Portugal, notified by Italy; - Composition: risk of … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 20 – 2014