Limited progress has been made in Austria on improving the system to reduce microbiological contamination of food of non-animal origin (FNAO), according to DG Sante.
The unit responsible for the
An audit in Chile has found there is no official sample system to verify compliance with European standards to control microbiological contamination in the food of non-animal origin.
For primary
Official controls on food sold over the Internet are still limited, according to a report from the European Commission.
Controls of food sold online were limited and mainly focused on
Nearly half of the Irish population does not pay full attention to use-by dates, according to a Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) survey. And, more than six in 10
The European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to official controls including the frequency of checks.
Black pepper from Brazil and crushed or ground Capsicum from China
The third in a series of four reports on synergies of official controls with food business operators’ internal protocols has been published.
It covers a fact finding mission to Belgium
The European Commission is looking at revising rules for checks on meat and shellfish.
Ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections could be performed under the responsibility of the official veterinarians instead of
European member states have sent clear signals that staff resources for official controls are increasingly limited, according to a report.
Any potential further reduction risks negatively affecting the levels and
