The Belgian food agency officers have investigated more than 450 complaints about websites or social media profiles selling food in the past two years.
Inspectors at the Federal Agency for
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) monitors the situation after some countries reported a spike in Hepatitis E infections.
In January 2024, 520 Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
A food safety barometer in Belgium has found improvements in the country during the past decade.
The purpose is to measure food safety and enable evidence-based risk management and policy
Use of food irradiation in Europe has continued to fall, according to recently released figures.
More than 5,000 tons of foodstuffs were irradiated in EU member states in 2020
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
Belgian authorities have temporarily closed an events venue linked to more than 50 Shigella infections.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) and the Flemish Departement
The number of outbreaks and people sick in them was higher in 2022 than the year before, according to the Belgian food agency.
Belgium recorded 830 outbreaks in 2022 compared
Ferrero has informed Belgian authorities that it has found Salmonella at the site that was behind a major outbreak in 2022.
The confectionery company notified the Federal Agency for the
Five people are sick in France, two seriously, and one in Belgium after drinking a brand of raw fermented milk.
In France, four children and one adult have been infected
Almost 400 product recalls and warnings were issued in Belgium in 2022, which is down from the year before.
If a product has reached the market and consumption poses a
The Ferrero Salmonella contamination incident led to a sharp rise in consumer requests for information, according to data from Belgium’s food agency.
On average, 45 complaints and questions are
Private sector standards can help improve inspection results in some sectors but not all, according to an analysis published by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
