RASFF NETWORK WARNS OF SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION IN EU MEAT TRADES
July 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) food and feed safety rapid alert network (RASFF) has warned of a spate of problems involving salmonella contamination of imported meat and meat products. In some instances, consignments were exported from outside the EU, and others, within it.This month, it has, for instance, reported the detection of salmonella in four export loads from Brazil – in frozen spiced boneless skinless turkey half breasts sent to Britain; frozen poultry meat and frozen chicken (two cargoes) to Spain; and chicken meat to Sweden. As for intra-EU trades, ...
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