The European Commission has relaxed checks on melons from Honduras but added controls for vanilla extract from the United States.
Changes were made as part of updated legislation on the rate of official controls and
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Testing of fresh produce in Norway has found a low level of E. coli contamination.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) commissioned the Veterinary Institute to examine ready-to-eat lettuce and sugar snap peas in 2021
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Atropine was detected in four of 14 samples of cereal-based foods intended for children, according to a survey last year by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).
Another tropane alkaloid, scopolamine, was detected in two
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