Great Britain should have introduced checks on European imports beginning in January 2021 to match the position taken by the EU, according to a report.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee criticized the
Continue Reading Delays to checks on EU meat and seafood criticized
The European Commission has tightened checks on black pepper from Brazil because of Salmonella and peanuts from India because of aflatoxins.
These and other products entering the European Union from non-EU countries are now subject
Continue Reading EU gets stricter on black pepper from Brazil and peanuts from India
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
Continue Reading EU rejects call to stop Argentinian horsemeat imports
New rules on the transparency of Europe’s risk assessment process in the food chain have come into force.
When a company wants to market a new food additive, pesticide or GMO, it submits studies to
Continue Reading EU rules on risk assessment come into force; reviews continue
Frogs legs made up two thirds of the products irradiated in Europe in 2018 and 2019, but use of the food safety technique continued to fall, according to a report.
The three main commodities are
Continue Reading EU food irradiation report shows continued decline
Temporary rules covering official controls in Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic have been extended for the fourth time. The implementing regulation covers a variety of activities to ensure food and feed law, as well
Continue Reading EU extends changes to control rules again because of COVID-19
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
Continue Reading EU countries battling lack of resources for food controls
A European alert food system is nearing 500 reports because of the unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in products with sesame seeds.
Belgium made the first alert in early September 2020 in the Rapid Alert System
Continue Reading Contaminated sesame seed recalls continue in Europe
The European Commission is developing steps to be followed in times of a crisis based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The contingency plan is a set of procedures to be put in place
Continue Reading EU’s crisis plan gets feedback from food sector
A drive to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and diseases such as COVID-19 has been unveiled and is being led by France.
The Preventing Zoonotic Diseases Emergence (PREZODE) initiative was announced at the One Planet Summit
Continue Reading Plan launched to reduce risk of emerging zoonoses
The number of online advertisements found featuring food claiming to prevent or cure coronavirus in Europe has passed 600. The European Commission called on member states to reinforce their vigilance and adapt control activities on
Continue Reading Clampdown on online COVID-19 food claims continues in Europe
