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 15 – 2014

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have four recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Biocontaminants: histamine in chilled tuna fillet, following company's own check. Origin French Polynesia (France), notified by France, distributed also to Switzerland; - Foreign bodies: glass fragments and stones in honey roasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds, following an official control on the market. … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 15 – 2014