In case you are still surprised about the Xylella fastidiosa outbreak in the Region Apulia, in the south of Italy, which between 2014 and 2015 nearly destroyed the Italian olives harvest, you should read the following Food and Veterinary Officeβs reports (n. 2014-7327, Nov. 2014, 2015-7212, June 2015 and 2015-7580, Nov. 2015) and my former … Continue reading FVO reports – Import controls for plant health in Italy and Xylella fastidiosa crisis
Food recalls in EU – Week 8/2016
Last week on EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for food and feed) we can find the following relevant notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Listeria monocytogenes (presence CFU/g) in organic falafel nuggets from the Netherlands, following an official control on the market. Notified by Netherlands, distributed also to Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 8/2016
