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

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

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 12 – 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: - Allergens: undeclared celery in frozen sweet potato burgers and vegetable burgers, following consumer complaint. Origin Estonia, notified by Estonia, distributed also to Finland; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in farmhouse cheese with red culture, following company's own check. Origin … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 12 – 2014