An audit in Ireland has found most inspections at fish producers were carried out with prior notice despite a requirement for them to be unannounced.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) audited the effectiveness of official controls by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) at ready-to-eat (RTE) fishery product establishments.
Continue Reading Irish fish audit finds too many controls are announced
A business in England has been fined for selling counterfeit Wonka chocolate bars with incorrect labeling and undeclared nut allergens.
Mayank Soneji, director of SP Wholesale Limited, appeared at Luton Crown Court in September. After pleading guilty to food safety and trademark offenses, Soneji was fined £5,265 ($6,940), while the
Continue Reading Fines for firms selling fake Wonka Bars, contaminated palm oil
Operations at a company in Lithuania have been suspended after food agency inspectors were denied entry to the premises during an inspection.
The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) reported that in August, when inspectors went to fish producer Almantika UAB, company officials would not let inspectors access the site.
Continue Reading Company suspended after refusal to allow inspectors on site
The Czech food agency has revealed findings from various inspections and controls in its annual report.
In 2023, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) detected 4,192 non-compliant lots of food and other products. This included 3,542 non-compliant lots in retail, 160 in production, 128 in wholesale, and 362 in
Continue Reading Czech agency summarizes food control efforts from 2023
Approaches to food safety inspections are similar between five countries but personal preferences could be responsible for some of the differences, according to a study.
Research identified how environmental health practitioners (EHPs) from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland perform food safety inspections. Data was
Continue Reading Food safety inspections found to be similar across countries
Two examples showing the benefits and challenges of agencies moving from paper-based to digital systems have been published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The first covers how the country of Georgia developed a digital system for food control data.
The National Food Agency used to receive control
Continue Reading Two agencies share the journey of using digital in food control systems
An inspection at a dairy company in Spain has found serious issues meaning items made there could pose a risk to the public, according to authorities.
Officials from the Ministry of Health in Galicia, a region of Spain, informed the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) of a
Continue Reading Spanish officials suspend operations of cheese firm after inspection
Tomorrow some of the fuzzy math related to the government’s operational status will come into clear focus for many so called non-essential federal employees when they don’t get paid.
Nuances of federal funding mean some administrators and employees have been and will continue to work and will continue to
Continue Reading Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question
Oregon’s 12,000 grocery stores, egg handlers, bakeries, shellfish and seafood outlets, food storage warehouses, locker plants, licensed domestic kitchens, beverage processors, and meat and dairy facilities are not getting inspected enough by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
And its become a bit embarrassing because the Statesman Journal newspaper first reported
Continue Reading Oregon having difficulty catching up on food safety inspections
U.S. seafood imports from as many as 140 countries reached 6 billion pounds by 2015, with 50 percent coming from foreign fish farms.
“As imports of farmed seafood increase, so too do the concerns over the presence of drug residues,” says a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report prepared
Continue Reading GAO warns FDA, FSIS about drug residue in seafood imports
