Control
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Horse Meat Scandal: Tougher Controls to Ensure Food Safety Wanted
More tests and heavier sanctions for offenders are needed to prevent a second horse meat scandal, according to members of the EP’s public health and food safety committee. MEPs agreed on the need for credible penalties and better enforcement. Swedish Green MEP Carl Schlyter, vice-chair of the public health and food safety committee, said: “It’s [...]
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Control of the Pepper Disease Caused by Phytophthora Capsici
Researchers at the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, have confirmed that the use of semi-composted manure in combination with the plastic sealing of the soil is an effective control for Phytophthora capsici, a fungus responsible for a disease that seriously affects greenhouse-grown peppers. The research developed in the PhD thesis by the biologist Mireia Núñez-Zofío, [...]
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EFSA Assesses Control Options for Norovirus in Oysters
EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ Panel) concludes in its risk assessment that the most effective public health measures to protect consumers from exposure to norovirus in oysters are to produce oysters in areas which are not contaminated or to prevent contamination of mollusc production areas. Current methods used to remove norovirus in shellfish [...]
