Consumer complaints in 2020 included hair in foods, glass in soup and insects and rodent droppings in products, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
In total, 2,772 grievances were handled by the
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Swiss authorities have published information about 80 food recalls from 2017 to 2019.
The number of public warnings for food increased sharply between 2018 and 2019 and the amount of food recalls also went up
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an average of two alerts per week in 2019 about products subject to withdrawal or recall.
This past year, a 107 alerts were issued made up of
Continue Reading FSAI data shows food recalls up slightly in Ireland
Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year.
Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in 2019 while 30 were due to microbial contamination. In
Continue Reading Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia
Consumers in the United Kingdom are increasingly concerned about food safety, according to a survey recently published.
The report, from Lloyd’s Register, was compiled from online research of 1,000 U.K. consumers in August 2019.
Almost
Continue Reading Survey finds rise in food safety concern from public in United Kingdom
Most reports of animals being found in fresh produce involved frogs, according to a University of Illinois study.
More than 50 percent of 40 incidents involved frogs, but lizards, snakes, mice, birds, and a bat,
Continue Reading Researchers find animals in salad discoveries not as rare as believed
Coca-Cola Deutschland has recalled certain bottles of one of its ready-to-drink iced tea brands due to a product quality issue.
Fuze Tea Pfirsich in a 1 liter PET plastic bottle with expiry dates Aug. 28
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The Wisconsin-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling 16,320 pounds of chili and soup after an employee found plastic materials in a bag of soup, according to a notice posted today by the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading Roundy’s recalls 8 tons of chili, soup products for plastic bits
