A lack of communication between officials in Canada could put at risk the control system for EU dairy exports, according to an audit.
DG Sante, the European Commission’s agency for health and food safety, looked
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Belgium’s system to prevent microbiological risks before and during harvest of certain foods has been criticized by the EU’s health and safety body. Officials in Belgium disagree.
A DG Sante audit found Belgium’s program is
Continue Reading DG Sante raises concerns on Belgian microbial controls
An audit on the microbial safety of food of non-animal origin in Romania has noted progress but found that there are still some problems.
The DG Sante audit in late January to early February was
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The European Commission has rejected pleas to suspend horsemeat imports from Argentina for food safety and animal welfare reasons.
Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for the ban in a written question in
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Many European countries are struggling to perform all their planned checks on businesses because of resource issues, according to a report.
The analysis covers national and EU Commission controls during 2017 and 2018 on food
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More than $40 million worth of potentially dangerous food and drink has been seized in an operation coordinated by Europol and Interpol.
Operation Opson IX dismantled 19 organized crime groups and led to the arrest
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European officials have evaluated the way the United States controls microbiological contamination in food of non-animal origin that is destined for Europe.
The review by DG Sante, the European Commission’s unit for food safety and
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The effectiveness of a control system for food of non-animal origin in Poland, which verifies that microbiological risks are detected and reduced, has been questioned in an audit report.
The assessment by DG Sante, the
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The United States has limited controls to manage aflatoxin contamination in peanuts for export to Europe, according to findings from an audit carried out because of regular detection of non-compliances.
Officials from DG Sante, the
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A follow-up audit in Poland of meat controls has found the situation has gotten better but there is still room for improvement.
The audit in March and April 2019 by DG Sante, the European Commission’s
Continue Reading DG Sante finds improved Polish meat controls but areas of concern remain
Controls on the ready-to-eat food sector in Belgium mostly ensure compliance with European union rules, but some issues are not detected or treated seriously enough.
DG Sante, the unit that leads the European Commission’s policies
Continue Reading Belgium’s RTE food hygiene controls assessed by DG Sante
