2003

Article count: 29
 

11/27/2003 Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection effectively contributes to Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
Since 2000, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection (CAFIA) co-operates with so called Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), which connects EU member states with the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority. RASFF is mutually interconnected network, which serves for announcing food and feed risks for consumer health. Rapid alert should protect consumer from dangerous foodstuffs (or vicariously feedingstuffs) wherever within this network. more information
11/11/2003 Dangerous soya milk for infants is not on the Czech market
With reference to the investigating the case of infants death and disease occurred in Israel during these days, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) assure Czech consumers, that there is no reason for an alarm. more information
10/31/2003 CAFIA inspected honey sold in the Czech market
CAFIA inspected pure honey sold currently by local and foreign producers in the marketplace. CAFIA inspection staff sampled honey produced both domestically and internationally. more information
10/16/2003 CAFIA inspected meat products
At the turn of September and November CAFIA inspectors were checking how an amendment of Decree No. 326/2001 Coll. which prescribes stricter quality and sensory requirements for some meat products is observed. more information
10/10/2003 The representatives of the Hungarian General Inspectorate for Consumer Protection (GICP) were interested in the system of food control in the Czech Republic
At the beginning of October the Hungarian representatives of the General Inspectorate for Consumer Protection visited the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority. They were interested in the system of food control in the Czech trade network and retail establishments. more information
10/01/2003 CAFIA ordered to withdraw counterfeit cocoa powder imported from Poland from circulation
Product designated as „Kakao holandské tmavé“, which was imported under the private label Bellarom from Poland to the Czech Republic by retail chain Lidl Česká republika, v.o.s., provebly contains only 30% of pure cocoa powder. This retail chain was also offering this cocoa powder for sale. more information
09/10/2003 CAFIA continues checking the foodstuffs that could contain gluten
CAFIA evaluated the second phase of controls of foodstuffs, which could potentially contain gluten and where the consumers aren’t warn of this possibility by a health claim at product’s label at the same time. Such foods can be dangerous for people suffering from coeliac disease. more information
09/10/2003 Samples of fruits and vegetables taken in the surroundings of Lysá nad Labem don’t contain hazardous substances
In respect to ongoing discussion about possible soil and food contamination in Lysá nad Labem, CAFIA took several samples of fruits, vegetables and potatoes from surroundings of local incinerator. more information
07/09/2003 The producers of orange juices do not mislead the consumers
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has started complex inspection of authenticity of fruit juices first of all with respect to protect interests of consumers. It flowed from the screening in previous years that producers and importers relatively often put into circulation products contained lower part of fruit or they manufactured “single kind of fruit” juices with addition of another kind of fruit or eventually from so called “pulp-wash” or with addition of sugar. All these practices meant deception of consumers. more information
07/02/2003 CAFIA cooperation with people suffering from celiac disease increased effectiveness of non celiac foodstuffs
CAFIA established cooperation with organizations joining people suffering from celiac disease which are dependent on non celiac food. At the beginning of the year a vast control of these products, which can be found on the Czech market, was launched. more information