An overview report on official controls for fruit and vegetables in Europe covering a number of years has shown improvement, but areas of concern still remain.
European Union laws aim to ensure the microbiological safety
Continue Reading EU report shows progress on fruit and vegetable checks
Concerns have been raised again that several border control posts in the United Kingdom may not be ready by January when checks on some imports from Europe are scheduled to come into force.
Physical checks
Continue Reading UK border posts in race to be ready for EU import checks
Researchers have looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected food controls by European importing countries.
The work analyzes food safety notifications reported by EU countries in the first five months of 2020 compared to 2019
Continue Reading Study assesses EU food controls during pandemic
Adequate surveillance programs for most foodborne parasites in Europe are lacking, according to a recently published study.
Researchers found although human and animal data are available for five selected parasites, the surveillance and reporting requirements
Continue Reading Researchers find gaps in EU parasite surveillance
Results of a study on parasites in fish supports a change to European regulation, according to researchers.
Their work found a low risk of Anisakis larvae infection in fish products from European mariculture activities. Mariculture,
Continue Reading Scientists call for change in EU fish parasite rules
More than half of consumers agree that food is safe in Europe but there is wide variation from country to country, according to a survey.
The EIT Food Trust Report surveyed consumers in different European
Continue Reading Majority in EU agree food products are safe, but many still concerned
A project looking at the risk of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has finished work after almost five years.
An international scientific meeting was held in October for the EuroCigua project which began in April 2016
Continue Reading Project confirms growing threat in Europe from toxins created by microalgae
Food safety is one of the main factors influencing Europeans’ food purchases, according to a survey of more than 27,000 people in 27 EU member states.
Almost half of respondents said taste was a priority
Continue Reading Food safety a top concern for Europeans
A European project has developed a way to help with the biocontrol of Campylobacter and reduce its prevalence in the poultry sector.
Work focuses on the development of a bacteriophage-based solution to be used as
Continue Reading EU project uses phages to tackle Campylobacter in poultry
An analysis of a Salmonella control program has found it was cost-effective in Hungary, according to researchers.
The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of the Hungarian Salmonella Control Program (HSCP) for 2007 to 2017 to
Continue Reading Study finds Salmonella program was cost effective in Hungary
Spanish scientists have proposed additional requirements for the marketing of raw milk but have not gone as far as to ban it.
European regulation allows unpasteurized milk for direct human consumption to be placed on
Continue Reading Spain plans to tighten rules for marketing of unpasteurized milk
