FVO Report – Organic production and labelling in France

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This report describes the outcome of an audit which took place in France from 9 to 20 Septemberย 2013 in order to evaluate the control systems for organic production and labelling of organicย products; a previous audit to France on the same topic was carried out in 1999. There is an overall effective system for controls of … Continue reading FVO Report – Organic production and labelling in France

Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 2014

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This week on theย RASFFย databaseย (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have twoย recallsย from consumers in EU in theย alertย notifications: -ย Heavy metals: leadย in Moringa oleifera food supplement, following an official control on the market. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland; -ย Allergens: undeclared peanutย in thai chicken … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 30 – 2014