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 6 – 2014

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU in the alert notification. We have one information for attention notification, followed by recall: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Listeria Monocytogenes in smoked sprats, following conmpany's own check. Origin and notificatio from Belgium, distributed also to Luxembourg. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product: … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 6 – 2014