Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have three recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in pepper corns in glass pepper mill, following company's own check. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, France, Hungary and Romania; - Allergens: undeclared cashew nut in chocolate hazelnut mix, following a consumer complaint. … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 14 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we are plenty of recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification (9): - Biotoxins: Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins in chilled scallops, following an official control on the market. Origin France, notified by France, distributed also to Italy and Spain; - Composition: too high content of vitamin B6 in food supplement, following an … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 14 – 2014