Food recalls in EU – Week 26

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can found three recalls from consumers in EU between the alert notifications: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen ground beef steaks, following company's own check. Origin Italy, distributed also to France. - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Hepatitis A Virus in frozen berry mix, following an official control on the market. Origin Italy, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 26

EFSA work plan 2013

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Efsa published here the 2013 work plan. Opinion on human health and environmental threats posed by endocrine disruptors; Updating the levels of exposure to acrylamide; Reference values ​​for micronutrients; Risk assessment of aspartame; Risk Assessment of Bisphenol A; Guidelines on food contact materials; Risk assessment on environmental genetically modified animals; New applications for authorization of … Continue reading EFSA work plan 2013