All too often there is a lag between the time European governments know about unsafe food and when public warnings go out about recalls, a new report says.
After the public notice of last summer’s
Continue Reading Report shows only half of European food recalls made public
Ever since the European Food Safety Authority was founded 15 years ago, it has claimed to operate independently of its European Union funding sources, including the legislative and executive institutions of the Commission, Council, Parliament
Continue Reading More independence for the European Food Safety Authority
Just in time for summer, there’s a new warning out in Britain over the “Brexit virus,” so named because the pork sausages making people sick are said to originate mostly from pig farms in France,
Continue Reading Britain issues warning about ‘Brexit virus’ in EU pork products
Food consumed in the European Union (EU) continues to be either largely free of pesticide residues or to contain only residues the fall within legal limits, new figures show. The latest monitoring report published by
Continue Reading European Union food again found largely free of pesticides
A two-year trial period for mandatory country-of-origin labeling is getting underway in France, but it’s not as likely to conflict with international trade rules as the U.S. COOL program did in recent years because it’s
Continue Reading France begins 2-year test for county-of-origin labeling
Butter is now defined in Ireland as a churned-cream dairy product consisting primarily of milk fat, water, non-fat milk material and if necessary, salt, according to Dr. Pat O’Mahon, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s
Continue Reading There is No Mistaking Butter Says Irish Food Safety Authority
Human cases of listeriosis and campylobacteriosis rose again in 2014 in Europe, continuing an upward trend that began in 2008, reports the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It stated that salmonellosis cases increased slightly for
Continue Reading EFSA: Campylobacter and Listeria Cases Rise Again in the European Union
Earlier this year, Belgium’s Federal Agency for Safety of the Food Chain stated that insects for human consumption “appear to offer great potential” as an alternative protein source. The agency’s Scientific Committee went so far
Continue Reading EU has a ‘Tolerated’ Trade in Insects as a Protein Source
Almost a decade after the first country-of-origin labeling (COOL) of beef was required in Europe, no packaged unprocessed meat product may now be legally sold in any European Union member country without a label stating
Continue Reading European Union Expands COOL Requirements Beyond Beef
The number of Campylobacter cases has leveled off in Europe, while Listeriosis is still on the rise, according to a report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention
Continue Reading EU Illness Report: Campylobacter Leveled Off, Listeria Increased
