Written QA to EU Commission – China’s dubious food imports

Question for written answerto the Commission Rule 117Andreas Mölzer (NI) (20th March 2014) Subject:  Dubious food imports from China Since food from China is often considerably lower priced than domestic food, imports from the Middle Kingdom have been steadily increasing in the past few years. However, this is problematic because certain pesticides are allowed in Chinese … Continue reading Written QA to EU Commission – China’s dubious food imports

Food recalls in EU – Week 26

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