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
Continue Reading EU countries battling lack of resources for food controls
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
Continue Reading Dutch firms found liable in fipronil scandal
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
Continue Reading EFSA reveals data on pesticide residues in food in Europe
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
Continue Reading Netherlands ‘vulnerable’ to emerging food safety risks
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
Continue Reading Most Germans have heard of Salmonella but not Campylobacter
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is to devote more than half of its resources to food safety this year, according to the agency’s annual plan.
The 2019 document states the NVWA
Continue Reading Dutch agency devoting most of 2019 budget to food safety programs
An international food safety entity responded to more than 80 incidents over a two-year period, according to a report.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 84 international food safety events during
Continue Reading INFOSAN involved in fipronil, fake rice and Salmonella events
Predictions are often a dangerous game. There is no such thing as zero risk so we can be fairly confident 2019 will bring recalls and outbreaks. We are still going to be talking about
Continue Reading Coming in 2019: Europe and Asia
A network of “crisis coordinators” has been established by the European Commission as part of plans to improve management of food safety incidents.
The idea of one contact point in each of the 28 EU
Continue Reading EU creates network to handle food crises
Fipronil in eggs and Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil dominated information exchanges between European countries in 2017, according to the annual Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) report.
A total of 3,832
Continue Reading Fipronil and Salmonella lead notifications in RASFF report
Foodwatch has described the European Commission’s claim that EU food law provides adequate protection from health risks as “detached from reality.”
The European consumer organization accused EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker of failing in health
Continue Reading Foodwatch slams EC’s action on food safety; seeks stronger regulations
