Animal by-products, origin declarations, and potatoes are some of the topics on the radar of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), according to the agency’s annual update.
Major risks
An assessment of food fraud covering four sectors in several countries has been published by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
In 2018, a project was funded to examine the threats
A brand of fish cakes has been traced to a Listeria outbreak in Denmark in which one person died.
From mid-August to October, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) recorded seven
Mariscos Bahia Inc. is recalling over 300,000 pounds of salmon, halibut, seabass, tuna and swordfish because of possible Salmonella contamination.
Products were distributed to 179 retail customers located in
A project looking at the surveillance and control of ciguatera poisoning in Europe has been given a second edition.
A launch meeting for EuroCigua II was attended this past week
October is National Seafood Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is releasing new educational materials on the food safety of fish.
FDA recommends eating fish as part
Authorities in Portugal have carried out a series of recent operations to crackdown on businesses not complying with food rules.
The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE) helped to seize
The benefits of eating more fish outweigh the risks, according to an assessment in Norway.
Health advantages from increasing fish intake to two to three meals a week outweigh the
888 Fish Company is recalling certain fish products after a consumer had a severe allergic reaction.
“A recall was initiated after receiving a consumer complaint of anaphylactic reaction. Through investigation
A study has assessed the risk of Anisakis from fish in Portugal and people’s knowledge of the parasite.
Researchers gathered information on risk perception and attitudes in the Portuguese
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
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
