The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the system of official plant health controls and the certification of citrus fruit for export to the European Union (EU). The audit team also assessed the action taken to address the recommendations made following a previous mission on the same topic.
The objective of the audit was to evaluate the control systems put in place in Portugal for general food hygiene, traceability, labelling, bottled water, food additives and food contact materials. Overall, three out of nine recommendations from the latter mission report have been adequately addressed.
There should be EU-wide mandatory nutritional risk screening. This is the call coming from leading policy makers, scientists, industrial representatives and insurance groups from across Europe ahead of the EU nutrition day tomorrow (10.11.11).
Ever wondered what fish species make up the “fish meat” content of your crab sticks? A team from Biofortis, France have developed a method using Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (DHPLC) to do just that. Unlike protein based methods used to identify fish, DHPLC uses DNA which is more robust than…
The European Commission launched today an online database of varieties of agricultural and vegetable crops. The database contains around 19000 varieties of agricultural crops and around 17000 varieties of vegetable crops, the seeds of which can be marketed throughout the EU.
Giving children who have high haemoglobin levels baby food fortified with iron could adversely affect their development.
Banning sugar sweetened beverages from schools does not lead to a reduction in overall consumption. That is the conclusion of a report published on the 7th November in the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine based on 10 and 14 year olds from the USA.
The objective of the audit was to verify, that official controls for poultry meat and poultry meat products are carried out in compliance with EU legislation. The report concludes that there is a system of official controls on poultry meat and poultry meat products, which includes regular and risk based…
Foremost Foods, International, Inc. of Pomona, CA, is issuing a voluntary recall on certain Pangasinan brand smoked seafood products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it…
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have added weight to the argument that there is a link between exposure to bacteria and immune system disorders.
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