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 2023 revealed the majority of requirements in EU legislation were not being met.
Auditors found no system of official controls on bivalve
Continue Reading Audit reveals Bulgaria not meeting EU requirements
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks on the food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Hungary and Bulgaria.
A DG Sante audit, in May and June 2022 in Hungary, found a shortage of staff and experience was weakening the system of official controls.
Continue Reading EU audits show Hungary and Bulgaria must improve controls
The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified.
Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and member of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the EU Parliament, asked whether
Continue Reading EU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Norway has been linked to imported frozen raspberries.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) reported 20 people had been affected but the incident was now likely over.
The outbreak ran from April to October and was reported
Continue Reading Norway links hepatitis A outbreak to imported, frozen raspberries
The European Commission has again warned the Czech Republic for failing to comply with rules on official controls.
An additional reasoned opinion has been sent to the country as part of Europe’s infringement procedure. The Commission can take legal action against an EU country that fails to implement EU law.
Continue Reading EU Commission warns Czech Republic about official food control rules
A variety of European countries have issued nearly 100 warnings about Salmonella in chilled and frozen poultry from Poland since the start of March this year.
Data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) portal shows alerts from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Italy,
Continue Reading Poland’s Salmonella poultry problem continues
The number of trichinellosis cases in Europe increased by more than 50 from 2016 to 2017 following several years of decline.
For 2016, 13 countries reported 166 infections and 101 confirmed cases. In 2017, 15 countries had 224 cases, of which 168 were confirmed. The increase comes after a declining
Continue Reading Europe sees rise in trichinellosis cases
Health officials are working to contain outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in both Bulgaria and South Korea this week.
The World Organization for Animal Health reported that one cow, eight pigs, 14 sheep and 12 goats tested positive for the disease in the Burgas region in Bulgaria. According to Meatingplace, the
Continue Reading South Korea, Bulgaria Fight Foot-and-Mouth Disease
The Bulgarian Cabinet has approved the establishment of a control body to coordinate food quality at all levels, modeled on the European Food Safety Authority, the government announced yesterday.
After the cabinet’s regular meeting, Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naidenov announced the envisioned Food Safety Agency as well as an accompanying
