Finnish authorities are investigating a company for allegedly buying foreign game meat and selling it as a domestic product.
Joupin Meklari Oy is suspected by officials of buying, selling and storing items such as venison
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Alleged criminal group sold potentially unfit to eat horse meat
Spanish authorities have busted a suspected organized crime group selling horse meat that could have been unfit for human consumption.
The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) was supported by Europol. The alleged criminal organization, based
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Criminal network allegedly behind tainted clams that caused food poisoning
Authorities in Spain and Portugal have uncovered what they are calling a criminal network involving contaminated clams that sickened up to 30 people.
The investigation involved the Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), Food
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Lloyd’s Register Foundation report identifies 3 focus areas
Lloyd’s Register Foundation has identified three areas of focus for its future efforts and investment.
A foresight review revealed a roadmap for food safety which focuses on funding and research for education and training, traceability
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Spain and Italy crack down on unsafe food
Spanish and Italian authorities have reported a number of different investigations uncovering unsafe food in the past week.
The Guardia Civil in Spain seized almost one ton of food not suitable for human consumption. Local
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It’s not that far away: FSAI looks ahead to food safety system of 2030
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked for input on a potential event covering what the food safety system needs to look like by 2030. The agency wants to bring together academicians, regulators
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150 tons of Norway lobster seized in Spain
Spanish authorities have halted the sale of certain seafood products in Galicia that may pose a risk to human health.
The Guardia Civil seized more than 150 tons of Norway lobster in the second phase
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Meat sector review identifies areas for improvement
A review of meat processing plants in the United Kingdom following a number of high-profile issues has spurred a series of recommendations to improve the industry.
Suggestions in the draft review will be considered at
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U.N. officials say food safety is entwined with food security
Few threats addressed by the United Nations are as undiscriminating as foodborne pathogens, which don’t honor international borders or differentiate between first- and third-world status. Similarly few threats addressed by the international body are as
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The Government’s Role in Food Safety
(U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, was co-author of the Tester-Hagan Amendment to the Food Safety Modernization Act, which exempted certain small, local producers from regulation. He sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and
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Tracking Seafood From Bait to Plate
(This article by Michael Conathan, Director of Ocean Policy at the Center for American Progress, was first posted here on March 23, 2015, and is reposted with permission.) “Is this local?” This question, posed by
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