Findings from an audit in Norway show the country has a functional official control system for produce but there are several weaknesses.
Norway is part of the European Free Trade
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has proposed several changes to import controls on food of non-animal origin.
The 14 modifications are for Salmonella, pesticide residues, and aflatoxins in products from
Pesticide residues dominate the latest batch of changes made by the European Commission to the level of inspections on imported products.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports on improving microbial food safety in Slovakia and Malta.
The DG Sante audit of Slovakia, carried out in
The European Commission has changed the level of inspections on various imported products, including pistachios from the United States.
The revised legislation sets the rate of official controls and special
Proposed changes to the levels of checks on a range of products, including sesame seeds from India and Turkey for Salmonella, have been put forward by UK food agencies.
The
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published two reports assessing controls on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Germany and Greece.
An audit in Germany in June
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from assessments looking at controls on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Morocco and Portugal.
A DG Sante audit
There is room for improvement in the official food control systems of Iceland and Norway, according to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA).
Iceland and Norway are in the European Free
Food safety authorities covering England, Wales and Scotland have opened a comment period on the rates of checks for selected food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries.
Proposed
The European Commission has added ethylene oxide to a list of pesticides that should be tested for following the substance being behind thousands of recalls in recent years.
New legislation
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety agency have looked at checks on food of non-animal origin (FNAO) and bivalve mollusks in Turkey.
A DG Sante audit
