The problem of Salmonella contaminated poultry meat from Thailand detected at the European border is likely to continue, according to a report.
DG Sante, the European Commission’s unit for policy on food safety and health,
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Latvia wants European action on eggs from Ukraine
Latvian officials have called on the European Commission to monitor Ukrainian egg producers more closely to protect against Salmonella.
Earlier this month, Latvian Minister for Agriculture Kaspars Gerhards sent a letter to Vytenis Andriukaitis, the
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DG SANTE audits tuna controls in Italy and Portugal
The European Commission’s unit responsible for policy on food safety and health has published two reports on fishery products from tuna species.
DG SANTE auditors went to Italy from Jan. 29 to Feb. 8 this
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EU audit finds Egypt’s control system in transition stage
The system in Egypt to control microbiological risks in food of non-animal origin for export to the European Union is in a phase of transition and reform, according to a report.
An audit led by
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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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EU audit finds limited progress in Austrian control system
Limited progress has been made in Austria on improving the system to reduce microbiological contamination of food of non-animal origin (FNAO), according to DG Sante.
The unit responsible for the European Commission’s policies on health
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Audit finds lack of official controls for EU exports in Chile
An audit in Chile has found there is no official sample system to verify compliance with European standards to control microbiological contamination in the food of non-animal origin.
For primary production, there is no risk-based
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EU report finds limited controls on food sold online
Official controls on food sold over the Internet are still limited, according to a report from the European Commission.
Controls of food sold online were limited and mainly focused on registered food business operators. Non-compliances
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EU unveils food safety audit priorities for 2019
More than a third of audits and fact-finding missions by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) will deal with food safety this year.
The EC plans to conduct up to
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No plan for sanctions against Poland as Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs expands
The European Commission says that no measures against Poland are envisioned “for the time being” as a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs continues to grow. Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella Enteritidis with
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EU agency looks at official and industry controls in Belgium
The third in a series of four reports on synergies of official controls with food business operators’ internal protocols has been published.
It covers a fact finding mission to Belgium in Sept. 2017. Reports on
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