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EU finds faults with Egypt’s fish checks; backs Croatian controls

By Joe Whitworth on May 8, 2022

Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks to ensure fish product safety in Egypt and Croatia.

A remote DG Sante audit, in May and June 2021 in Egypt,…
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Spanish agencies, Europol involved in Dutch meat fraud investigation

By News Desk on March 16, 2022

Two Spanish agencies have examined the role of a company in the country as part of a fraud investigation in the Netherlands.

Officers from the Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil helped confirm that a…
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Czech control finds non-compliant irradiation of instant soups

By News Desk on February 3, 2022

Czech authorities have found instant noodle soups from Vietnam that were irradiated without declaring this on the packaging.

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) carried out an inspection to see if producers and…
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FSA considering advising end to Fukushima checks

By News Desk on December 27, 2021

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is proposing recommending a removal of import checks on products from Fukushima and nearby areas.

The FSA is reviewing the controls on imports of food from Japan, that have been…
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Norway checks Listeria controls at salmon producers; finds challenges

By News Desk on December 2, 2021

Listeria can be found in salmon production environments and on fish, according to a study in Norway.

Researchers said fish with low levels of Listeria monocytogenes could enter the downstream supply so maintaining the cold…
Continue Reading Norway checks Listeria controls at salmon producers; finds challenges

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U.S and EU ease Fukushima import rules

By Joe Whitworth on September 24, 2021

The United States and European Union have changed the rules around the import of food from areas near Fukushima in Japan.

While the Food and Drug Administration has removed an import alert, the European Commission…
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Food fraud discussions continue to rise in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on September 10, 2021

Fats and oils remained the category most debated in 2020 by European countries trying to tackle food fraud, according to a report.

The EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) is managed by the Directorate-General for Health…
Continue Reading Food fraud discussions continue to rise in Europe

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Rare case of illness in Brazil from fish prompts warning

By News Desk on July 18, 2021

Officials in Brazil have issued a warning after a woman became sick from a rare disease after eating fish.

The municipality of Goianésia, which is in the state of Goiás, said it is monitoring the…
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Prosecution for dairy linked to E. coli outbreak; fish sellers also sentenced

By News Desk on June 22, 2021

A dairy linked to an E. coli outbreak in 2019 in England has been prosecuted for food safety and hygiene offences.

NP and DJ Darwin Ltd, trading as Darwin’s Dairy, pleaded guilty at a virtual…
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Ciguatera increase prompts alert in British Virgin Islands

By News Desk on June 16, 2021

Authorities in the British Virgin Islands have issued a warning after a surge in Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) within the past few weeks.

Cases until the week of June 6 were sporadic, but within three…
Continue Reading Ciguatera increase prompts alert in British Virgin Islands

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