Food recalls in EU – Week 11 – 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: - Biotoxins: Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins in cooked mussel meat, following food poisoning. Origin Ireland and Netherlands, notified by Ireland, distributed also to Italy; - Foreign bodies: two sharp plastic fragments in figbread with almonds, following a consumer complaint. Origin Spain, notified … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 11 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 5 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have three recalls from consumers in EU, following an alert notification: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in smoked trout fillets, following company's own check. Origin Belgium (via Denmark), notification from France, distributed also to Luxembourg; - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in gorgonzola cheese, following company's own check. Origin Italy, notification from Switzerland; - Mycotoxins: aflatoxins in blanched … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 5 – 2014