Written QA to EU Commission – China’s dubious food imports

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 10 – 2014

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: - Food additives and flavourings: unauthorised colour E 128 - Red 2G, E 110, Sunset Yellow (FCF), E 124 - Ponceau 4R/cochineal red A in sliced ginger pickles, following an official control on the market. Origin Japan (via Netherlands), … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 10 – 2014