Organic Production – FVO audit in Greece

The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out n an audit in Greece from 11 to 22 November 2013, in order to evaluate the control systems in place for organic production and labelling of organic products, in particular, the implementation of the requirements as set out in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. A comprehensive control system is in … Continue reading Organic Production – FVO audit in Greece

Food recalls in EU – Week 19 – 2014

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have three recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Poor or insufficient controls: inadequate thermal processing on plum bread and butter pudding, following a consumer complaint. Origin United Kingdom, notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to Ireland; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Bacillus Cereus in sweet peppers, following an official control … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 19 – 2014