Food recalls in EU – Week 2 – 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, following an alert notification: - Pathogenic micro-organisms: Salmonella Spp in chilli powder, following an official control on the market. Origin United Kingdom, notification from Germany, distributed also to Czech Republic and Poland. Between the information for attention and the … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 2 – 2014

Food recalls in EU – Week 1- 2014

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This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we don't have any recall from consumers in EU. Between the alert notifications, followed by a withdrawal from the market of the product: - Foreign bodies: glass fragments in chilled chocolate desserts, following a consumer complaint. Origin Belgium, notification from Germany; - Pesticides residues: ethephon in grapes, following company's own check. Origin Namibia, notification … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 1- 2014