A Commissionย reportย 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
Food recalls in EU – Week 25 – 2014
This week on theย RASFFย databaseย (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have fourย recallsย from consumers in EU in theย alertย notifications: -ย Pesticide residues: dimethoateย in green beans, following an official control on the market. Origin Morocco, notified by Luxembourg, distributed also to Germany and France; -ย Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenesย in raw milk soft cheese, following an official control on the … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 25 – 2014
