The European Union has officially rejected Australia’s privatized meat inspection system, according to a report released of the May 2012 audit. Australia’s system, called the Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS) was implemented in September 2011. It was judged to be not in compliance with EU food safety regulations. The European Commission audit staff said … Read more
Months after the discovery of a food fraud scandal in Europe where foods advertised as beef were found to contain horse DNA, the European Commission (EC) has announced revisions to its food safety laws that include increasing unannounced inspections and upping penalties. Under the new law, fines must be equivalent to the economic gain from … Read more
EU Health Commissioners Tonio Borg announced last week that meat products throughout Europe will undergo DNA testing to see if they contain horse meat. He said, “the tests will be on DNA in meat products in all member states.” The horse meat scandal erupted in January 2013 after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found … Read more
The Sunland peanut butter recall has reached Europe. Months after the recall due to Salmonella contamination was announced in the US, European health officials are warning residents about the dangers associated with products containing Sunland peanut butter. Although the initial recall was said not to include products distributed in Europe, US authorities now say it’s possible … Read more