Two audits recently released by the European Commission’s health and safety agency have assessed the safety of milk and dairy products in Romania and Finland. Several problems were found.
The first remote DG Sante audit,
Continue Reading EU assesses dairy safety in Romania and Finland
Lithuanian authorities have stopped the sale of possibly unsafe meat, clamped down on fish traders and uncovered food supplement violations in the past month.
Officers at the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) blocked the
Continue Reading Meat, fish and supplements on radar of Lithuanian officials
The frequency of official controls should not be reduced solely based on the existence of a certified food safety management system (FSMS), according to a recent report on a study.
Results from 1,484 official inspections
Continue Reading Study examines impact of FSMS on compliance with food safety rules
The number of outbreaks fell by more than 40 percent in France in 2020, largely because of COVID-19 measures, according to new numbers from the French public health agency.
Overall, 1,010 outbreaks were declared in
Continue Reading Large drop but France still records more than 1,000 outbreaks in 2020
The European Commission has tightened the rules around imports of Galia melons from Honduras because of a recent Salmonella outbreak.
Emergence of a risk to human health because of possible Salmonella Braenderup contamination means official
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Four lessons have been identified involving regulation during COVID-19 by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
They include the role of early warning and emerging risk systems to help authorities respond quickly to new
Continue Reading Irish agency highlights key food safety lessons during COVID-19
There are signs that local authorities are getting back on track with food work amid the pandemic but there is still large uncertainty, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
A report at the FSA’s
Continue Reading UK local authorities still face uncertainty as COVID pandemic continues
Hundreds of warnings and fines are imposed every year for violations in large slaughterhouses, according to statistics published by the Dutch food agency.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) figures on inspections
Continue Reading Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses
Spanish authorities have uncovered the transport of non-food products in food-grade containers without the proper cleaning.
The Guardia Civil reported it was investigating 10 people as part of Operation Duel relating to the illegal transport
Continue Reading Operation finds violations in Spanish food transport sector
Checks on peanuts from the United States are to be increased but controls on pistachios have been relaxed in Europe.
The European Commission has updated regulation on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency
Continue Reading EU changes rate of controls for nuts from United States
