DG-SANCO published translated Q&A on Reg. UE 1169/2011
Yesterday DG-SANCO (Health and Consumers) published the Question and Answers on the application of the Regulation UE n. 1169/2011 “on the provision of food information to consumers” translated in 22...
View ArticleFood recalls in EU – Weeks 29-32
I had a couple of busy weeks, but now we can restart our weekly appointment. Here above the most significant cases. During these weeks on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we...
View ArticleUK recent notifications to the EU Commission
The following document, courtesy of Luis Gonzalez Vaque and of the British Institute of International law and Comparative Law, it’s really interesting for the future of labelling in UK and for the...
View ArticleCOOL – EC seems to reject full country of origin labeling for meat products
An article published today on GlobalMeatNews.com said that, accordingly to some voices from Brussels, the EU Commission, which has to release a recommendation on this subject before 13th December 2013,...
View ArticleEU Commission report on official controls 2013
Here’s an abstract of the content of the report, published here, where I enlight the most critical points found by the Commission. There are data also related to other sectors/problems, but since the...
View ArticleEU-Canada Free Trade Agreement
On 18 October 2013, EU and Canada have reached a political agreement on the key elements of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). The agreement will remove over 99% of tariffs between the...
View ArticleWritten Q&A to EU Commission – Poultry imports from third countries
Question for written answer E-000386/13 to the Commission Juozas Imbrasas (EFD) (16 January 2013) Subject: Poultry imports from third countries Poultry imported into the territory of the European Union...
View ArticleLabelling in the wake of the horsemeat scandal – News from the meat sector in EU
As usual, I have to thank you Foodservice Consultant, and the editors Michael Jones and Helen Roxburgh, for publishing again one of my articles on their magazine. In this short paper I examined the...
View ArticleEU Council approved new preservative on meat products
The EU Council, during the Justice and Home Affairs meeting on 3 and 4 March 2014, decided not to oppose the adoption of a regulation authorising ethyl lauroyl arginate as a preservative in...
View ArticleFood recalls in EU – Week 34
This week on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have four recalls from consumers in EU in the alert notifications: – Pathogenic micro-organisms: foodborne outbreak (20 cases,...
View ArticleThank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 39)
Here’s my selection of article for the week: – WHO Study Measures Global Burden of Listeria, by James Andrews on foodsafetynews.com: in 2010, Listeria monocytogenes was estimated to infect 23,150...
View ArticleThank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 42)
Here’s my article’s selection of the week: EU – EU project seeks to improve GM food safety testing, by Caroline Scott-Thomas+, on bakeryandsnacks.com: an EU-funded project that aims to improve safety...
View ArticleFVO report – Croatia – Meat and milk products compliance to EU legal framework
The first report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in Croatia from 24 March to 4 April 2014. The main objective of the audit was to evaluate the...
View ArticleThank God it’s Friday! Quick News from the food world (Week 43)
Here’s my article’s selection of the week: EU – Author: EU health claims laws cannot be bent for botanicals, by Bert Schwitters, on nutraingredients.com: nutrition author, blogger and harsh critic of...
View ArticleBrief overview on the Reg. (EU) n. 1169/2011, also known as FIC (“Food...
Following the requests of many of my “non-EU” readers, I publish a brief recap of the new provisions of the Regulation…and some links to useful resources. As of 13 December 2014, new EU food labeling...
View ArticleFVO Report – Latvia – Post slaughter traceability of meat and meat products
The audit to Latvia was carried out from 1 to 12 December 2014. The main objective of the audit was to evaluate the operation of official controls over the traceability of meat (meat of domestic...
View ArticleFVO report – Canada: meat and meat products for export in EU
The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in Canada from 2 to 15 May 2014. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the capacity of the Canadian...
View ArticleFDA ruling on Trans-Fats
FDA released its’ final determination that Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). The determination is based on extensive research into the effects of PHOs, as...
View ArticleWritten QeA to EU Commission – COOL for dairy products
In the following answer, the EU Commission clearly closes the door to an immediate adoption of a rule about the mandatory country of origin labelling for milk, milk used as ingredients in dairy...
View ArticleFVO Report – Sweden official controls over meat traceability and food frauds
The audit to Sweden was carried out from 14 to 24 April 2015. The main objective of the audit was to evaluate the operation of official controls over the traceability of meat (meat of domestic...
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