BREAKING NEWS – EU Commission willing to set legal limits on trans fats

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The European Commission has adopted today a report on trans fats (TFA) in food and in the overall diet of Europeans. This issue is a worldwide concern as the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have notably adopted a decision last June to remove partially hydrogenated oils from foods within three years. The Commission's … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS – EU Commission willing to set legal limits on trans fats

Food recalls in EU – Week 47/2015

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: Allergens:ย undeclared milk ingredient (>67.5; 32 mg/kg - ppm) in organic chocolate flavoured soy drink from France, following company's own check. Notified by France, distributed also to Luxembourg, Portugal … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 47/2015