Some food safety staff at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are being asked if they want to go on strike because of their pay.
Several hundred meat inspectors, vets, and
More than a dozen comments were received on plans in the United Kingdom to change the rate of checks on specific imported products.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food
Remote audits should not replace physical visits but can be used as part of a hybrid approach, said presenters at the Vienna Food Safety Forum.
The United Nations Industrial Development
Major problems remain in the Polish control system for beef and poultry meat, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.
A remote DG Sante audit, in October
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at the safety of food of non-animal origin in Italy and France.
A recent report on a
Monitoring of farmed fish in Norway has revealed low levels of pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins and an audit has found the control system for fish could be improved.
Fish tested
Iceland has been told to strengthen official controls on food of non-animal origin by a unit of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
An audit in March found it was
A political party in Germany has criticized the time it took for a long-running Listeria outbreak to be solved.
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Bayern said it was shocked
Denmark’s control system on live bivalve mollusks is not good enough, according to the European Commission.
DG Sante, the EU’s health and safety unit, held a remote audit
Official controls in the egg sector work well but there are a few minor issues, according to a report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
An audit
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at milk and dairy products in Poland and the Netherlands.
A remote DG Sante audit, in March
Luxembourg is to get a single agency in charge of official controls in the food chain.
Legislators in the country voted this past week to create the Luxembourg Veterinary and
