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Bulgarian Food Safety Agency Established
The Bulgarian Cabinet has approved the establishment of a control body to coordinate food quality at all levels, modeled on the European Food Safety Authority, the government announced yesterday....
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South Korea, Bulgaria Fight Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Health officials are working to contain outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in both Bulgaria and South Korea this week. The World Organization for Animal Health reported that one cow, eight pigs, 14...
View ArticleEurope sees rise in trichinellosis cases
The number of trichinellosis cases in Europe increased by more than 50 from 2016 to 2017 following several years of decline. For 2016, 13 countries reported 166 infections and 101 confirmed cases. In...
View ArticlePoland’s Salmonella poultry problem continues
A variety of European countries have issued nearly 100 warnings about Salmonella in chilled and frozen poultry from Poland since the start of March this year. Data from the Rapid Alert System for Food...
View ArticleEU Commission warns Czech Republic about official food control rules
The European Commission has again warned the Czech Republic for failing to comply with rules on official controls. An additional reasoned opinion has been sent to the country as part of Europe’s...
View ArticleNorway links hepatitis A outbreak to imported, frozen raspberries
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Norway has been linked to imported frozen raspberries. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) reported 20 people...
View ArticleEU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts
The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified. Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of...
View ArticleEU audits show Hungary and Bulgaria must improve controls
Two audits by the European Commission’s health and safety unit have looked at checks on the food of non-animal origin (FNAO) in Hungary and Bulgaria. A DG Sante audit, in May and June 2022 in Hungary,...
View ArticleAudit reveals Bulgaria not meeting EU requirements
The European Commission’s health and safety unit has found significant problems with Bulgaria’s control system for live bivalve mollusks. A remote DG Sante audit from April to May 2023 revealed the...
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