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 7 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have one recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in raw milk cheese coated with grape marc, following company's own check. Origin and notification from France, distributed also to United Kingdom. We have also one information for follow-up notification, followed by a recall: - Composition: carbon monoxide treatment in chilled tuna, … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 7 – 2014