Food recalls in EU – Week 9 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Industrial contaminants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons  in olive pomace oil, following an official control on the market. Origin and notification from Greece, distributed also to Germany; We have also two recalls, following information for follow-up notification: - Composition: unauthorised substance magnesium aspartate in food … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 9 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 8 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have two recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia Coli in vacuum packed sliced salami, following company's own check. Origin and notification from Italy, distributed also to Austria, Belgium, Malta and Netherlands; - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in muffins from skimmed milf, following a consumer complaint. Origin … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 8 – 2014