Written Q&A to EU Commission – Honey labelling and GMOs

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Question for written answer E-002666/13 to the Commission Jim Higgins (PPE) (7 March 2013) Subject: Labelling of honey The practical effect of the classification of pollen as a constituent of honey in the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey will be that the presence of … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Honey labelling and GMOs

Food recalls in EU – Week 6 – 2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification. We have one information for attention notification, followed by recall: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in smoked sprats, following conmpany's own check. Origin and notificatio from Belgium, distributed also to Luxembourg. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product: … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 6 – 2014