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  • FoodChain ID Now Accredited to Conduct Inspection Services in France
  • Belgium puts focus on domestic food safety
  • Codex adopts standards on chicken meat and allergen labeling

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food-safety.com /4 weeks ago

FoodChain ID Now Accredited to Conduct Inspection Services in France

The accreditation from COFRAC, France’s sole national accreditation body, covers inspections to assess food safety and quality practices at food retail establishments.

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Belgium puts focus on domestic food safety

A similar campaign has been launched in France

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foodsafetynews.com /2 days ago

Codex adopts standards on chicken meat and allergen labeling

Guidelines related to Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken meat and Listeria monocytogenes in certain foods have been approved at the latest meeting of a global food standards s...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 month ago

Complaints prompt infant formula recall

Laboratoires Novalac has issued a recall in France

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agriland.ie /5 days ago

DAFM: Animal welfare enforcement incident confirmed

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that an enforcement operation was carried out in relation to animal welfare. According to DAFM it carried ou...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

DAFM: 160 herds restricted for tagging and registration breaches

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) completed 2,277 IDR (identification and registration) inspections in the first six months of 2026. IDR inspections assess...

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agriland.ie /2 days ago

‘Urgent’ DAFM meeting sought on welfare, traceability protocols

The Irish Farming Association (IFA) has called for an urgent meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to discuss welfare and traceability protocols. I...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

DAFM hiring bacteriologist to work on seed and feed stuff testing

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is looking to take on a bacteriologist to work at its Backweston Campus in Celbridge, Co. Kildare. The bacteriologist will...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

FSAI confirms recall for batch of Spanish sheeps’ cheese

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has confirmed that a recall notice has been issued for a batch of sheeps’ cheese due to the presence of listeria monocytogenes. The auth...

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foodsafetynews.com /1 day ago

EU Commission reports potential fraud alerts for May

Plus DG Sante's 2025 and 2026 work

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Over 10,000 food violation alerts sent to EU body in 2025

The number of Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) notifications, which tracks food violations, grew 11% year-on-year. This is according to the 2025 Annual Report, which provides an...

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foodsafetynews.com /4 weeks ago

Foodwatch raises questions about plans to simplify food safety rules

The European Ombudsman is also looking into effectiveness of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)

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food-safety.com /1 week ago

Codex Adopts Internationally Harmonized Precautionary Allergen Labeling at CAC49

Other standards adopted during the 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC49), taking place July 6–10 in Geneva, Switzerland, relate to controlling Salmonella and Ca...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

EU member states agree new rules on food and feed safety

EU member states have agreed to change some rules for food and animal feed safety as part of the bloc’s “simplification agenda”. The Council of the EU’s position on the rules, whic...

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fnbnews.com /1 week ago

Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards

The United Nations international food standards setting body the Codex Alimentarius Commission is meeting from July 6 to 10 2026 to adopt food safety and quality standards Charged...

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fnbnews.com /2 days ago

Codex agrees to adopt new norms on PAL use

The Codex Alimentarius Commission agreed to adopt new international guidelines on the use of precautionary allergen labelling PAL marking an important step towards making may conta...

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agriland.ie /4 days ago

DAFM update on breeding livestock trade with mainland Europe

Breeding cattle and sheep from mainland Europe can be traded into Ireland, as long as they are accompanied by a valid veterinary health certificate that meets relevant animal healt...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Removal of Brazil from EU list shows why export-country audits matter – official

Issues identified in imports from Brazil have underscored the importance of on-the-ground inspections in non-EU countries, according to senior European Commission officials. Speaki...

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foodsafetynews.com /2 weeks ago

EU tightens tahini and halva Salmonella checks, adjusts rates for other foods

Stricter controls on tahini and halva from Syria for Salmonella have been put in place by the European Commission.The legislation sets the rate of official controls and special con...

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