HACCP was the most popular training program in 2019 as part of an initiative for officials involved in verifying compliance with European rules.
A total of 13 five day training sessions were organized with 313 participants in five countries around Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
The European Commission’s
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Insights into consumer attitudes about food safety in five countries have been published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Findings come from data collected in November 2019 in Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.
The EFSA commissioned the Eurobarometer study in all EU countries on interest in food
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The European Union’s system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The audit between December 2017 and May 2018 concentrated on chemical hazards — poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or
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New rules that tighten restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials in the European Union have entered into force this month.
The regulation lowers the specific migration limit (SML), which is the amount of the substance that can migrate from food contact materials (FCMs) into
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approach for assessing substances found in food intended for infants younger than 16 has been updated to take into account for newborns’ unique diets.
The change will further support European Union decision-making on the safety of food for this age group, the agency has
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