Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at milk and dairy products in Poland and the Netherlands.
A remote DG Sante audit, in March 2021 in Poland found the system
Continue Reading EU reviews dairy safety controls in Poland and Netherlands
There was an increase in the number of food safety reports on a platform managed by the European Commission in 2021, according to a new report.
The Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) includes the Rapid Alert
Continue Reading EU sees rise in fraud exchanges and RASFF alerts in 2021
The European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to checks for aflatoxins, pesticides and microbial contamination.
Changes are based on incidents reported through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
Continue Reading EU import control changes mention ethylene oxide and aflatoxins
Norwegian officials have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about potential changes to rules around the shelf life of eggs.
Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services, and Sandra Borch, Minister
Continue Reading Norway calls for ‘flexibility’ in draft EU egg rules
The European Commission has published a report about checks on food, feed, animals and plants. The authors say inspection programs need to improve.
The report covers EU countries’ domestic official controls and the EU Commission’s
Continue Reading EU report reveals findings from official controls; improvement needed
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks to ensure fish product safety in Egypt and Croatia.
A remote DG Sante audit, in May and June 2021 in Egypt,
Continue Reading EU finds faults with Egypt’s fish checks; backs Croatian controls
National authorities have issued a range of guidance because of the conflict in Ukraine affecting the food supply chain.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said it was aware that businesses may be having
Continue Reading National agencies allow flexibility because of Ukraine-related supply issues
A ban has been extended in Europe on some shellfish from Turkey until the end of 2023.
The European Commission made the decision despite a favorable on-paper assessment of measures taken by Turkish authorities.
It
Continue Reading EU continues ban on chilled shellfish from Turkey
The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified.
Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Continue Reading EU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts
Great Britain will not follow the European Union in banning titanium dioxide as a food additive at this time.
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) said after reviewing the evidence, no safety concerns have been
Continue Reading UK disagrees with EU position on titanium dioxide
