Food recalls in EU – Week 31 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have six recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Allergens: undeclared wheat in liquorice, following a consumer complaint. Origin Spain, relabelled in Denmark, notified by Denmark and distributed also to Germany; - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in dry sausages, following a consumer complaint. Origin France, notified by France, distributed … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 31 – 2014

FVO report – GM Papaya export from Thailand

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This report is of extreme interest because it refers to one of the emerging problems stressed by RASFF notifications and statistics during the last months. The report describes the outcome of a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit in Thailand, carried out between 29 January to 07 February 2014. Genetically modified (GM) papaya is not authorised … Continue reading FVO report – GM Papaya export from Thailand