A consumer watchdog has filed a complaint against Nestlé and Ferrero in relation to recent E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks involving the companies.
In the action, Foodwatch France lists seven offences including placing on the
Continue Reading Foodwatch complaint targets Nestlé and Ferrero
Officials in a German district have apologized for mistakes made as part of an investigation into a Listeria outbreak in which one person died.
Four people were infected between October 2021 and January this year
Continue Reading Officials admit failures in German Listeria outbreak
European countries are facing more ethylene oxide related recalls after the substance was detected in a food additive used in a range of products.
Belgium first raised the alarm in September 2020 about ethylene oxide
Continue Reading Ethylene oxide scandal spreads to food additive
A consumer group has called on the European Commission to ensure that food safety and consumer protection are not compromised during the coronavirus pandemic.
Foodwatch has written to Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health
Continue Reading Foodwatch concerned about interim EU rules during Coronavirus
The United States is one of more than 20 countries that may have received meat from a German company linked to a Listeria outbreak.
Potentially contaminated products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren were distributed
Continue Reading U.S. sent meat from German firm linked to Listeria outbreak
The former director of a French meat processor has been sentenced to six months in jail for his role in the 2013 horse meat scandal.
Jacques Poujol, ex-director at Spanghero, was found guilty of fraud
Continue Reading Four sentenced in France for roles in horse meat scandal
Lactalis has been allowed to restart sales of infant formula made at a plant in France that was behind a Salmonella outbreak in 2017.
Authorities in Mayenne, a department in France, and the French Ministry
Continue Reading Lactalis restarts sales from plant linked to Salmonella outbreak
Foodwatch has described the European Commission’s claim that EU food law provides adequate protection from health risks as “detached from reality.”
The European consumer organization accused EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker of failing in health
Continue Reading Foodwatch slams EC’s action on food safety; seeks stronger regulations
All too often there is a lag between the time European governments know about unsafe food and when public warnings go out about recalls, a new report says.
After the public notice of last summer’s
Continue Reading Report shows only half of European food recalls made public
