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Norway pushes for an exemption to EU egg shelf life rules

By Joe Whitworth on March 30, 2023

Norway is hoping for an exemption to European rules on shelf-life labeling of eggs, partly because of its good Salmonella record.

In December 2022, an EU regulation entered into force that extended the period eggs…

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EU to lower arsenic levels in some food products

By News Desk on March 9, 2023

The European Commission has tightened the rules on the presence of arsenic in food products. 

The allowed concentration of inorganic arsenic in white rice is lowered, while there are new limits for arsenic in some rice-based…

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Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas

By Joe Whitworth on June 23, 2022

Actions on food safety speak loudest when it comes to building trust, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“What we say about food safety…

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Norway calls for ‘flexibility’ in draft EU egg rules

By Joe Whitworth on June 21, 2022

Norwegian officials have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about potential changes to rules around the shelf life of eggs.

Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services, and Sandra Borch, Minister…

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EU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts

By Joe Whitworth on March 18, 2022

The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified.

Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,…
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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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EU lowers lead and cadmium limits for food products

By Joe Whitworth on August 13, 2021

The European Commission has set new maximum levels for lead and cadmium in a range of food products to protect public health.

Measures will apply beginning Aug. 30 for limits of lead and a day…
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WHO EU chief: Number of people sick from unsafe food is unacceptable

By Joe Whitworth on June 11, 2021

A regional director at the World Health Organization has said the number of people getting sick or dying from unsafe food is “staggering” and “unacceptable.”

Every year in Europe and Central Asia, more than 23…
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EU rejects call to stop Argentinian horsemeat imports

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2021

The European Commission has rejected pleas to suspend horsemeat imports from Argentina for food safety and animal welfare reasons.

Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for the ban in a written question in…
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EU rules on risk assessment come into force; reviews continue

By Joe Whitworth on March 27, 2021

New rules on the transparency of Europe’s risk assessment process in the food chain have come into force.

When a company wants to market a new food additive, pesticide or GMO, it submits studies to…
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