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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Auditors find EU chemical hazards system is ‘overstretched’
The European Union’s system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The audit between December 2017 and May 2018 concentrated on
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EU tightens import rules for some fruits, vegetables, nuts
The European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to official controls including the frequency of checks.
Black pepper from Brazil and crushed or ground Capsicum from China are among the items added
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EU considers limit for Salmonella levels in reptile meat
The European Commission has proposed a limit for Salmonella in reptile meat.
The EC said considering the potential significant health risk posed by the possible presence of Salmonella in reptile meat, food safety criteria should
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Coming in 2019: Europe and Asia
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Predictions are often a dangerous game. There is no such thing as zero risk so we can be fairly confident 2019 will bring recalls and outbreaks. We are still going to be talking about
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
Opinion
It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
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Consumer groups back EU transparency vote
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have backed plans to ensure data used in decisions on food safety is made publicly available.
The plenary vote on amendments to the General Food Law saw approval for
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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 creates network to handle food crises
A network of “crisis coordinators” has been established by the European Commission as part of plans to improve management of food safety incidents.
The idea of one contact point in each of the 28 EU
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USDA agency expresses concern about EU’s draft regulation on imports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) has expressed “continued concern” about part of a draft regulation put forth by the European Union.
Veterinary Services officials at APHIS say their
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EFSA assesses avian influenza risk from raw poultry and eggs
The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
EFSA said there
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