Food recalls in EU – Week 42

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can't find any recall from consumers in EU, between the notifications. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market:- Mycotoxins: fumonisins in yellow maize flour, following an official control in a non member country. Notification from Switzerland. Origin France (via Italy); - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 42

EU Commission report on official controls 2013

Here's an abstract of the content of the report, published here, where I enlight the most critical points found by the Commission. There are data also related to other sectors/problems, but since the level of compliance was satisfactory, I've decided to not talk about them in the post. LEGAL BASIS Article 44 (4) and (6) of … Continue reading EU Commission report on official controls 2013