Border controls update – List of food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls

Controls performed at European Union borders on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 continue to deliver results and, as a consequence, the EU is removing some products from the list of feed and food of non-animal origin that are subject to an increased level of official controls by national competent authorities at the border. … Continue reading Border controls update – List of food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls

Food recalls in EU – Week 27

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find one recall from consumers in EU between the information for attention notifications: - GMO/Novel foods: unauthorised genetically modified organism in fresh papaya, following an official control on the market. Origin Thailand, distributed to France. Between the alert notifications we can find several withdrawal from the market: - Heavy metals: mercury in … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 27