The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses.
The European Reference Laboratories (EURLs) are for food- and water-borne bacteria, food- and water-borne viruses, and food-, water- and vector-borne helminths and protozoa.
EURLs are designated for seven years and will be funded under
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Fraud and non-compliance issues discussed in October by European countries have risen for the first time in recent months.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions raised by EU member states climbed in October. The 292 alerts are up from 213 in September and 222 in August. There were
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The European Commission has gone ahead with changes to the rules concerning Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) food.
According to the Chilled Food Association (CFA), a section of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed confirmed the draft regulation amendments by a vote of 25 to two
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The European Commission has reported on developments related to the food safety control systems of five potential European Union countries, including Ukraine and Turkey.
As part of the Enlargement Package, the EU Commission assessed how prepared Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey are as they work toward EU accession. A
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Several trade associations have called on European policymakers to reconsider the EU-Mercosur trade deal following findings from an audit in Brazil.
The EU-Mercosur deal is an agreement between the European Union and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
A recently published audit report by DG Sante revealed Brazil’s issues in meeting
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The European Commission has revealed the progress of potential European Union countries in areas including food safety.
As part of the Enlargement Package, the EU Commission has assessed how prepared Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Turkey are as they work towards EU
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Fraud and non-compliance issues discussed in September by European countries remained at lower levels than earlier this year’s figures.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions raised by EU member states declined in September. The 213 alerts are down from 222 in August, 325 in July, 265 in June
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Fraud and non-compliance issues discussed in August by European countries were at their lowest level since reporting began in early 2024.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions raised by EU member states declined in August. The 222 alerts are down from 325 in July, 265 in June, 281
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An analysis by the European Commission has found national authorities are largely doing enough to ensure companies are complying with the rules, but there are areas for improvement.
A report covers data submitted by European countries on their official controls and related EU Commission activities in 2022.
In 2022, there
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed European plans to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help solve outbreaks.
The European Commission recently asked for comments on potential legislation requiring EU countries to do WGS during foodborne outbreaks.
The FDA said the proposed regulation would “significantly improve food
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