Food recalls in EU – Week 23 – 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 information for attention notifications: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in sliced bamboo, following company's own check. Origin China, notified by Germany; - Heavy metals: cadmium in frozen whole squids, following a border control. Origin Argentina, notified by France. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 23 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 14 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we are plenty of recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification (9): - Biotoxins: Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) toxins in chilled scallops, following an official control on the market. Origin France, notified by France, distributed also to Italy and Spain; - Composition: too high content of vitamin B6 in food supplement, following an … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 14 – 2014