Food recalls in EU – Week 37

This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find one recall from consumers in EU between the alert notifications. The frozen berries linked to the Hepatitis A strike back again. - Pathogenic micro-organisms: hepatitis A virus in frozen red berries mix, following an official control on the market. Origin Poland (via france), distributed to Italy. Between the information … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 37

Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will launch a two-stage public consultation in July on an updated and extended assessment of exposure in Europe to bisphenol A (BPA), a substance used in food contact materials and in other products. The Authority’s last exposure assessment of BPA was in 2006 and this new assessment will mark a major … Continue reading Flash News – EFSA delays BPA opinion’s date again (to 2014)