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
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Import alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding
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
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UK sends Salmonella-contaminated chicken back to Brazil
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
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Audits show EU import controls usually work relatively well
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
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Europe ready for food safety impact of no deal Brexit
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
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U.S. importer recalls fish from Vietnam after skipping border inspection
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