FVO – Bovine meat in Brazil

The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in Brazil from 15 to 28 October 2013. The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the operation of controls over the production of fresh bovine meat destined for export to the European Union (EU), as well as … Continue reading FVO – Bovine meat in Brazil

Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 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: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in pepper corns in glass pepper mill, following company's own check. Origin Germany, notified by Germany, distributed also to Austria, France, Hungary and Romania; - Allergens: undeclared cashew nut in chocolate hazelnut mix, following a consumer complaint. … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 16 – 2014