New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) said Wednesday 24 June that an ongoing investigation on Whole Foods Market stores has found systemic overcharging of its customers for pre-packaged food. The investigation by the DCA tested 80 different types of pre-packaged food from the city's Whole Foods locations (eight were open at the time of the … Continue reading Extensive case of mislabeling: Investigation alleges Whole Foods Overcharges
Food recalls in EU – Week 23/2015
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: - Biocontaminants: atropine (198.5 µg/kg - ppb) and scopolamine (45 µg/kg - ppb) in organic polenta cornmeal from Germany, following an official control on the market. Notified by Germany, distributed … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 23/2015
