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Record number of notifications on RASFF portal in 2019

By News Desk on August 6, 2020

A record high of more than 4,000 notifications were exchanged via the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in 2019.

This past year, 4,012 messages were posted on the network which was…
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World Bank supports food safety project in Moldova

By News Desk on August 5, 2020

The World Bank is to help Moldova modernize the country’s food safety system.

The group’s board of executive directors approved a loan of $15 million to the Republic of Moldova for the third additional financing…
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BfR addresses risk of E. coli in flour

By News Desk on July 28, 2020

A German risk assessment agency has issued an opinion after STEC was frequently found in flour samples.

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in multiple flour samples (wheat, spelt and rye) from mills during…
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Consortium focuses on risk assessment and authenticity in Montenegro

By News Desk on June 21, 2020

Twelve institutions have formed a center of excellence to focus on food safety risk assessment and authenticity.

The consortium is led by the University of Donja Gorica in Montenegro and includes the University of Padova,…
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Police investigate beverage tampering in Germany

By News Desk on June 5, 2020

Two women needed immediate medical treatment after drinking beverages that had been tampered within Germany, according to police.

In March and April, there were four incidents in two food markets of different retail chains in…
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WGS aided detection of parallel Salmonella outbreaks in Germany

By News Desk on May 28, 2020

Whole genome sequencing helped identify concurrent outbreaks of a rare Salmonella serotype in Germany in 2017, according to a study.

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Salmonella Kottbus isolates revealed three co-circulating clusters in the country…
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BVL calls on industry to step up controls on spices

By News Desk on May 20, 2020

The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in Germany has called on manufacturers and importers to increase checks to ensure the safety of spices.

Industry is responsible for the quality and compliance…
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Survey finds most consider food sold in Germany as safe

By News Desk on May 11, 2020

More than three quarters of Germans consider food sold in the country to be safe to eat, according to a recent report.

Results come from a representative population survey by the German Federal Institute for…
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Germans think risk of coronavirus transmission by food is low

By News Desk on April 2, 2020

The probability of coronavirus being transmitted via food is perceived by the public as being low, according to a survey in Germany.

Two thirds said the probability of being infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Survey finds low Campylobacter knowledge in Germany

By News Desk on March 26, 2020

Consumer knowledge in Germany of Toxoplasma was better than that of Campylobacter, according to a recent report on a study.

Researchers surveyed 1,008 consumers in August 2017 in Germany via an online panel on Campylobacter,…
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