Tag Archives: food safety

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The European Commission would simlify the rules on animal health and on plant protection and would make the control of agricultural products more efficient – Tonio Borg, member of the board responsible for for consumer and health issues announced on Monday. The Commissioner pointed out that the agri-food industry is...

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The Chinese authorities initated proceedings against two people, due to more than 40 tonnes of pig meat derives from dead animals. The meat that is unfit for human consumption may shipped to several restaurants and markets in the region. The illegal traders in the Fujian province of China sold at...

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The two-year long joint food safety research was launched by four higher education institutions and is led by the University of Debrecen (DE). During the research EU fundings of 1.6 billion HUF will be used – said Jávor András, Vice Rector of DE, who is the professional head of the...

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The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tests the vegetables and fruits came from abroad. In recent weeks, five shipments, more than 60 tons of products were confiscated during the investigations of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) and the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) – the Nébih...

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A two-day ministerial meeting was held at the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) in Budapest in the spirit of green growth. Representatives of the 18 member countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and several international organizations – EU, FAO, Carpathian Convention took part at the event. Fazekas Sándor, Minister...

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Another meat scandal on the horizon: 50 thousand tons of meat without a certificate of origin were exported to European countries – including Germany too and the Netherlands. It is possible that the meat does not have a certificate of origin and mixed with horse meat – the Dutch authorities...

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The county auditors of NAV of the and the inspectors of the county government finance agency found 9,000 kilograms of potatoes with unknown origin on 25 March near Komárom in a shipment. It was seized and ordered to be destroyed. In 2013, the authorities controls the shipments arriving to Hungary....

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The recent scandals show that countries need a well-functioning food safety authority. According to polls, the majority of the people expects the state (beside corporate control) to create environment that provides healthy and high quality food for the markets, and for the shelves of the stores. The new food chain...

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KFC has launched a campaign to rebuild its brand in China following a scandal over banned drugs being used to fatten chickens in its supply chain. The company has promised a zero tolerance approach to food safety abuses. The largest fast-food chain in China has seen a 37 per cent...

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The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) carries ot increased controls among the participants of e-commerce from 1 April. The agency in its commission sent to MTI on Wednesday presented that the staff of the National Food Chain Safety Office pay particular attention to the origin of the goods, but...