Food recalls in EU – Week 26

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: -Β Allergens:Β undeclared gluten in crispy fried onions from the Netherlands, following company's own check. Notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to Ireland; -Β Composition:Β unauthorised substance yohimbine (0.5 mg/item) in food … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 26

RASFF recurrent alerts notified by Italy – Mercury in fish

During 2014 the EU Rapid Alert System (RASFF - Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) recorded a relevant number of 62 notifications - sent only from Italy - for large size fish containing heavy metals, mercury in particular. The countries of origin of the fish are different, but with a clear predominance of Spain, … Continue reading RASFF recurrent alerts notified by Italy – Mercury in fish