Food recalls in EU – Week 29 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

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 notifications. Between the information for attention notifications, followed by a recall from consumers, we find: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in asparagus, following a consumer complaint. Origin China, notified by Germany; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Campylobacter spp. in chilled chicken breast fillets, following an official control … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 29 – 2014

Plant Health report: import controls are an effective tool in protecting EU consumers

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

A Commission report published today presents key findings on the controls carried out at Europe's borders to prevent harmful plant pests from entering the EU market. This EUROPHYT report reveals that 7.000 consignments mainly imported from non-EU countries were intercepted in 2013. In about one third of the cases insects, fungi, bacteria or viruses were found; the … Continue reading Plant Health report: import controls are an effective tool in protecting EU consumers