A European Commission audit of Polish meat controls after an abattoir was filmed slaughtering sick cows has found the system was “ineffective” as a deterrent.
The audit in Poland from Feb. 4 to 8, 2019
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Czech Republic to lift Polish beef checks
Czech Republic will lift checks on beef from Poland that the European Commission called “disproportionate” from next week.
One month ago, the country put in place extraordinary veterinary measures that all Polish beef must be
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Czech Republic refuses to budge on Polish beef checks
The Czech Republic has rejected a request from the European Commission to remove extraordinary veterinary measures on beef from Poland following detection of Salmonella.
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis sent a letter to Czech authorities on Feb.
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Closed Polish abattoir sent meat to 13 EU countries
Meat from a Polish slaughterhouse suspected of selling products from sick animals has been sent to at least 13 European countries.
The abattoir in Kalinowo near the town of Ostrów Mazowiecka was secretly filmed slaughtering
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EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
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It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
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No plan for sanctions against Poland as Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs expands
The European Commission says that no measures against Poland are envisioned “for the time being” as a Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs continues to grow. Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella Enteritidis with
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Nearly 1,500 sick from Salmonella in eggs from Poland
Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella linked to Polish eggs in an outbreak that has lasted more than six years and affected 18 countries.
In total, 1,412 cases are associated with the outbreak:
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Austrian Hepatitis A cases match strain in Swedish outbreak
Austria has become part of a multi-country Hepatitis A outbreak with 31 confirmed cases linked to frozen strawberries imported from Poland.
The outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) is connected to the one recently declared
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Ferrero investigates ‘soapy’ chocolate concerns after consumer complaint
One lot of Ferrero’s Kinder chocolate is being recalled in Lithuania because of a soapy aftertaste and smell.
The State Food and Veterinary Service of Lithuania (VMVT) said action was prompted by a consumer complaint
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Audit finds Polish food companies’ tests for Salmonella ‘practically ineffective’
A European audit of measures to control Salmonella in Poland has found instances where detection of the pathogen was 100 times lower in testing by food businesses versus official tests.
Compared with government sampling results,
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Denmark’s deadly Listeria outbreak makes headlines in Poland
A Listeria outbreak involving Poland’s BK Salmon that has sickened four Danes, killing one, since May could have been worse.
The Dansk Supermarket Group with 1,500 stores in four countries, but only sold BK Salmon
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