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Spanish study finds organic produce contamination

By News Desk on April 26, 2022

Early findings from researchers in Spain has found organic produce can be contaminated with a range of bacteria.

The study suggests that amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables can shelter human pathogens like Pseudomonas,…
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Saffron and olive oil fraud discovered in Spain

By News Desk on April 12, 2022

Investigators in Spain have uncovered a saffron fraud operation that used ingredients from China.

The Guardia Civil found a group was selling modified gardenia extract from China as saffron across Spain. The harvest price of…
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Spanish agencies, Europol involved in Dutch meat fraud investigation

By News Desk on March 16, 2022

Two Spanish agencies have examined the role of a company in the country as part of a fraud investigation in the Netherlands.

Officers from the Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil helped confirm that a…
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Food safety conference returns to in-person status

By News Desk on March 14, 2022

A major food safety meeting is set to take place at the end of March in Spain.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) annual conference is back to in-person status and set for March 29…
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Spanish experts give opinions on food dried outside and raw milk cheese

By Joe Whitworth on February 11, 2022

Spanish scientists have published a number of reports in English covering the safety of food dried outdoors, the effects of climate change on mycotoxins in food and the tuberculosis risk from raw milk cheese.

They…
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France hit hardest in multi-country Salmonella egg outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on February 9, 2022

Almost 300 people have been sickened in six countries and two have died in an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to eggs.

More than 210 cases have been reported in France with 22 in Spain,…
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United States and EU to restart shellfish trade

By News Desk on February 9, 2022

Trade in shellfish between the United States and Europe is set to resume after more than a decade.

Spain and the Netherlands will be allowed to export chilled or frozen shellfish such as mussels, clams,…
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Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain

By News Desk on February 1, 2022

A number of people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a fraud investigation involving meat.

The Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA-IOD) is investigating…
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Spanish agency defends actions in Salmonella outbreak investigation

By Joe Whitworth on January 20, 2022

Spanish officials have said steps taken in response to more than a dozen Salmonella infections were “sufficient and proportionate” to protect public health.

Two outbreaks affected 14 people at two elderly care homes in Madrid…
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Operation finds violations in Spanish food transport sector

By News Desk on December 8, 2021

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…
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