FSA UK – Guidance for authorities and food businesses on use of private water supplies in primary production

Annex I, Part A, 4(d) and 5(c) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 requires that food business operators rearing, harvesting or hunting animals or producing primary products of animal origin, and producing or harvesting plant products, respectively, are to take adequate measures to use potable, or clean water, whenever necessary to prevent contamination. This guidance has … Continue reading FSA UK – Guidance for authorities and food businesses on use of private water supplies in primary production

Western corn rootworm withdrawal from the list of harmful organisms for plant

Two legal acts withdrawing the western corn rootworm from the list of regulated harmful organisms with quarantine status in the EU and repealing the related emergency measures to prevent the spread within the EU were published on 7th February 2014 in the Official Journal. The western corn rootwormย (Diabrotica virgifera virgiferaย Le Conte) is a non-native insect … Continue reading Western corn rootworm withdrawal from the list of harmful organisms for plant