Audits in Luxembourg and Hungary have found positives in the system for meat controls but also areas that need addressing in both countries.
The DG Sante audit in Luxembourg in
According to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), animal by-product controls need to improve in Iceland. At the same time, Norway continues to work on a range of audit recommendations.
Iceland
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports looking at controls of fishery products in Spain and Saudi Arabia.
An audit in Spain in February and
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been told by auditors to improve its oversight of food importers.
The Auditor-General in New Zealand examined how well the MPI was monitoring
The European Commission has extended restrictions on imports of bivalve mollusks from Turkey.
The measures for bivalve mollusks, such as clams, oysters, and mussels, will now apply until the end
An assessment of controls at companies in the dairy sector in Ireland has found the system works well overall but there are several areas that need improvement.
The audit covered
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports assessing controls on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Germany and Greece.
An audit in Germany in June
The European Commission’s health and safety division has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on milk and dairy products in Austria and Slovakia.
A DG Sante audit
An audit in Slovakia found that the current official food control system is only partially effective.
Official controls in the food chain are fragmented, the competencies of supervisory authorities are
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has found significant problems with Bulgaria’s control system for live bivalve mollusks.
A remote DG Sante audit from April to May
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on exports of horse meat in Uruguay and Argentina.
A DG Sante audit
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on fish in Mexico and Belgium.
A DG Sante audit in Mexico in
