Food recalls in EU – Week 9 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Industrial contaminants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons  in olive pomace oil, following an official control on the market. Origin and notification from Greece, distributed also to Germany; We have also two recalls, following information for follow-up notification: - Composition: unauthorised substance magnesium aspartate in food … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 9 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 1- 2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in chilled chocolate desserts, following a consumer complaint. Origin Belgium, notification from Germany; - Pesticides residues: ethephon in grapes, following company's own check. Origin Namibia, notification … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 1- 2014