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
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
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
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
Hygiene guidelines for controlling Listeria monocytogenes during production of frozen vegetables have been published.
Work started after an outbreak connected to frozen sweetcorn produced by Greenyard in Hungary. The incident
HACCP was the most popular training program in 2019 as part of an initiative for officials involved in verifying compliance with European rules.
A total of 13 five day training
The European Commission has strengthened checks on sesame seeds from India as recalls due to pesticide residue contamination continue.
The move was prompted by food safety incidents notified through the
More than 4,000 reports on food or feed risks were filed by member states to the European Commission this past year.
In 2019, 4,118 original notifications were transmitted
A three-year project with 23 partners from 12 countries is going to look at the future of the European food safety system.
The effort, dubbed “FOODSAFETY4EU,” will be coordinated by
The European Commission has warned Romania and Czech Republic about failing to follow food safety rules.
Romania is in trouble for not telling the Commission about draft food hygiene legislation
The European Commission has published draft legislation that includes food safety culture.
A revision of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on food hygiene also covers allergen management, and redistribution of
A record high of more than 4,000 notifications were exchanged via the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in 2019.
This past year, 4,012 messages
