The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a regulation expected to prevent each year approximately 79,000 cases of foodborne illness and 30 deaths caused by consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis. The regulation requires preventive measures during the production of eggs in poultry houses and requires subsequent refrigeration during storage and transportation. Egg-associated … Continue reading USA – FDA Egg Safety Rule
Food recalls in EU/Week 41
This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have five recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: - Biocontaminants: histamine in canned anchovies in olive oil, following an official control on the market. Origin Spain (via Netherlands), notified by Malta; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria monocytogenes in organic cooked ham and mortadella, following company's own check. Origin Italy, notified by … Continue reading Food recalls in EU/Week 41
