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EU and China food safety project ends after 4 years

By Joe Whitworth on March 3, 2022

A project on food safety and authenticity in Europe and China has ended after more than four years of work.

EU-China-Safe included 16 partners from 11 EU countries and 17 participants from China such as…
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Dutch survey finds increased confidence in food safety

By Joe Whitworth on February 17, 2022

Public confidence in food safety in the Netherlands has increased in recent years, according to a survey.

People were more likely to feel optimistic about food safety and agreed more often with the statements “Foods…
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Three sentenced in Belgium as part of fipronil egg scandal

By News Desk on June 9, 2021

Three people in Belgium have been sentenced for their roles in the 2017 fipronil affair that involved hundreds of poultry farms.

Prison terms range from one year to 18 months suspended for endangering public health…
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Two jailed in Netherlands for roles in fipronil scandal

By News Desk on April 14, 2021

The main suspects in the 2017 fipronil in eggs scandal have been sentenced to a year in prison by a Dutch court.

Managers of Chickfriend and Chickclean were given 12 months in jail for using…
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EFSA presents data on pesticide residues in food

By Joe Whitworth on April 13, 2021

The non-compliance rate for pesticides in foods decreased in 2019, according to a report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

The report is based on data from official national controls done by EU…
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EU countries battling lack of resources for food controls

By Joe Whitworth on February 23, 2021

Many European countries are struggling to perform all their planned checks on businesses because of resource issues, according to a report.

The analysis covers national and EU Commission controls during 2017 and 2018 on food…
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Dutch firms found liable in fipronil scandal

By Joe Whitworth on May 24, 2020

A Dutch court has found two companies liable in a 2017 fipronil egg scandal.

Chickfriend and Chickclean failed to fulfill agreements with poultry farmers in 2016 and 2017 for red mite control in chickens. In…
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EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on April 4, 2020

Table grapes and peppers were among products that most often exceeded residue limits in random testing, according to the annual report on pesticides in food in the European Union.

The report, published by the European…
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Netherlands ‘vulnerable’ to emerging food safety risks

By Joe Whitworth on June 26, 2019

The food system in the Netherlands is vulnerable to emerging food safety risks, according to the Dutch Safety Board. After the discovery of fipronil in eggs in 2017, the Dutch Safety Board investigated how emerging…
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Most Germans have heard of Salmonella but not Campylobacter

By News Desk on May 15, 2019

Less than a third of people in Germany have heard of Campylobacter, according to a survey by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).

Campylobacter, the most common bacterial pathogen of diarrheal diseases, was…
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