The European Commission has assessed the progress of food safety control systems in several countries aiming to become EU member states.
The reports cover various sectors and developments in Kosovo, Montenegro, Georgia, North Macedonia, and
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on aflatoxins in nuts in Egypt and India.
A DG Sante audit in Egypt in September 2022 was due
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Food safety authorities covering England, Wales and Scotland have opened a comment period on the rates of checks for selected food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries.
Proposed amendments would apply a temporary
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The European Commission has stepped in to try to stop a multi-year, multi-country Salmonella outbreak associated with sesame-based products. Several patients from the United States have been confirmed.
An increased level of official controls will
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The number of food and beverage recalls in Europe went up in the first few months of 2023, according to an analysis.
Data comes from Sedgwick brand protection’s latest European product recall report and is based
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The European Commission has relaxed checks on melons from Honduras but added controls for vanilla extract from the United States.
Changes were made as part of updated legislation on the rate of official controls and
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Voluntary approaches to tackle certain mycotoxins in dried figs and pistachios in Turkiye don’t seem to be working, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.
A remote DG Sante audit, in May and
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More than a dozen comments were received on plans in the United Kingdom to change the rate of checks on specific imported products.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) comment period
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued two more calls as part of work to estimate the burden of foodborne diseases.
WHO is seeking support from independent consultants or groups of experts with experience to
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The European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to checks for aflatoxins, pesticides and microbial contamination.
Changes are based on incidents reported through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
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