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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The number of food safety alerts and fraud investigations exchanged between European member states went up in 2023.
The European Commission, which manages the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN), said there was a significant increase in notifications compared to 2022.
The network includes the Rapid Alert System for Food and
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A high non-compliance rate has been found in Austria as part of an operation targeting imported supplements.
Results come from a multi-agency control campaign on food supplements sold on the Internet.
The operation involved the Federal Office of Consumer Health (BAVG), the Austrian Customs Office, and the Austrian Agency for
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Ethylene oxide, Sudan dyes, and products skipping border controls are examples of recent possible frauds and other non-compliances raised by EU member states.
The number of food and other fraud suspicions discussed by European countries increased in July. The 325 alerts are up from 265 in June and 281 in
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The European Commission has proposed legislation requiring EU countries to do whole genome sequencing (WGS) during foodborne outbreaks.
Officials said the plans would facilitate investigations into outbreaks and the timely detection of the source, which would limit the number of people sick and food recalls and withdrawals.
Member states would
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports on improving microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta.
The DG Sante audit of Slovakia, carried out in September 2023, was the first on the topic of food of non-animal origin (FNAO) and resulted in six recommendations.
Problems included
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports on Turkey covering dairy products and a follow-up audit on bivalve mollusk controls.
The milk audit, carried out by DG Sante in September 2023, was largely positive, but four recommendations were made.
Turkey is authorized to send dairy products
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