The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a trade deal just days before the end of the transition period; countries in UK will be on their own.
People in the UK voted to
Continue Reading Warning of border disruptions as UK and EU seal trade deal
Results of checks at the border on food by Belgian and Swiss authorities and French controls on seafood products have revealed varying levels of non-compliance.
In Belgium, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the
Continue Reading Belgium and Switzerland reveal results of border checks for food
A number of food trade groups have hit out at how the European Commission plans to strengthen targeted checks at its borders, saying proposals are not risk-based.
The International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) and European
Continue Reading EU proposal to strengthen targeted checks at borders under fire from businesses
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading Import alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding
The United Kingdom has returned multiple containers of chicken to Brazil during a period of more than a year because of Salmonella.
Tereza Cristina, Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, confirmed the U.K. sent
Continue Reading UK sends Salmonella-contaminated chicken back to Brazil
Countries are doing a good job of keeping unsafe food out of Europe but some shortcomings were identified during a series of audits on the import control system.
The report covers 15 audits by the
Continue Reading Audits show EU import controls usually work relatively well
The European Commission has said it is prepared for the impact a no deal scenario in the Brexit negotiations would have on food safety.
The United Kingdom held a referendum in June 2016 and voted
Continue Reading Europe ready for food safety impact of no deal Brexit
Q’s American Best Trading Inc., an importer of record based in Lakewood, CA, recalled 1,000 pounds of imported Siluriformes fish products Monday that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, according to
Continue Reading U.S. importer recalls fish from Vietnam after skipping border inspection
