Food recalls in EU/Week 38

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have two recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Salmonella Rissen in chlorella powder, following company's own check. Origin China (via United Kingdom), notified by Netherlands; - Foreign bodies: plastic fragments in chocolate bars, following a consumer complaint. Origin Finland, notified by Finland, distributed also … Continue reading Food recalls in EU/Week 38

Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have two recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Heavy metals: lead in Moringa oleifera food supplement, following an official control on the market. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland; - Allergens: undeclared peanut in thai chicken … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 2014