cs Current information CAFIA dmx:GetUrlBase() traces2rss.xsl https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-effectively-contributes-to-rapid-alert-system-for-food-and-feed.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-effectively-contributes-to-rapid-alert-system-for-food-and-feed.aspx 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. 2003-11-27T08:12:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/dangerous-soya-milk-for-infants-is-not-on-the-czech-market.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/dangerous-soya-milk-for-infants-is-not-on-the-czech-market.aspx 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. 2003-11-11T08:11:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-honey-sold-in-the-czech-market.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-honey-sold-in-the-czech-market.aspx CAFIA inspected pure honey sold currently by local and foreign producers in the marketplace. CAFIA inspection staff sampled honey produced both domestically and internationally. 2003-10-31T08:04:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-meat-products.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-meat-products.aspx 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. 2003-10-16T08:00:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-representatives-of-the-hungarian-general-inspectorate-for-consumer-protection-gicp-were-interested-in-the-system-of-food-control-in-the-czech-republic.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-representatives-of-the-hungarian-general-inspectorate-for-consumer-protection-gicp-were-interested-in-the-system-of-food-control-in-the-czech-republic.aspx 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. 2003-10-10T07:50:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-ordered-to-withdraw-counterfeit-cocoa-powder-imported-from-poland-from-circulation.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-ordered-to-withdraw-counterfeit-cocoa-powder-imported-from-poland-from-circulation.aspx 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. 2003-10-01T07:37:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-continues-checking-the-foodstuffs-that-could-contain-gluten.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-continues-checking-the-foodstuffs-that-could-contain-gluten.aspx 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. 2003-09-10T07:33:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/samples-of-fruits-and-vegetables-taken-in-the-surroundings-of-lysa-nad-labem-don-t-contain-hazardous-substances.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/samples-of-fruits-and-vegetables-taken-in-the-surroundings-of-lysa-nad-labem-don-t-contain-hazardous-substances.aspx 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. 2003-09-10T07:32:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-producers-of-orange-juices-do-not-mislead-the-consumers.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-producers-of-orange-juices-do-not-mislead-the-consumers.aspx 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. 2003-07-09T07:25:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-cooperation-with-people-suffering-from-celiac-disease-increased-effectiveness-of-non-celiac-foodstuffs.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-cooperation-with-people-suffering-from-celiac-disease-increased-effectiveness-of-non-celiac-foodstuffs.aspx 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. 2003-07-02T07:17:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/meat-based-product-producers-already-do-not-hide-the-content-of-the-beef-meat.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/meat-based-product-producers-already-do-not-hide-the-content-of-the-beef-meat.aspx Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority have repeated control of labelling of the meat products which are offered for sale. Although public isn’t already interested in the potential danger of BSE, strict measures are constantly in force. Furthermore general obligation of each producer is to properly and truthfully label foodstuffs so that the consumer has a possibility to assure about the real composition of the product and if consumer wants, can avoid to consumption of the beef meat. 2003-07-01T17:30:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/vegetables-coming-from-the-flooded-areas-are-all-right.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/vegetables-coming-from-the-flooded-areas-are-all-right.aspx All 19 samples of various kinds of vegetables, which inspectors took in the areas of Mělník and Litoměřice, are safe. 2003-07-01T16:05:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-contamination-of-fruit-and-vegetables-caused-by-flood-water-is-practically-excluded.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-contamination-of-fruit-and-vegetables-caused-by-flood-water-is-practically-excluded.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) is now taking new samples of agricultural crops, cultivated in the regions affected last year by floods. These days, when the harvest of the whole range of vegetables is culminating, the inspectors are taking samples directly during their fieldwork at the producers’. 2003-06-26T16:03:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-signed-declaration-on-co-operation-with-spanish-authority-soivre.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-signed-declaration-on-co-operation-with-spanish-authority-soivre.aspx Today, Jakub Šebesta, Director General of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), has signed the Declaration on Co-operation between CAFIA and Spanish Authority for Inspection, Certification and Technical Assistance for Foreign Trade (SOIVRE) – Spanish Ministry of Economy. Mr Blas Vicente Lopez (SOIVRE Director), Ms Belén Alfonso Romero (Head of SOIVRE Inspection Department) and Mr Rafael Jaén Tapiola (Director of SOIVRE in Figueres) were present at the signature of this document. 2003-06-18T15:57:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-milk-products-coming-from-poland.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-inspected-milk-products-coming-from-poland.aspx During March and April, different types of cheese, cottage cheese and yoghurt coming from Poland were subject to the inspections of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority. 2003-06-02T15:54:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-continuously-performs-inspections-of-early-and-autumn-potatoes.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-continuously-performs-inspections-of-early-and-autumn-potatoes.aspx The information about insufficient inspections of early potatoes, which was given in the last few days by the Central Potato Association to the public, is not objective. The claims that “the state…depends on the limited capacity of the laboratory in Vienna” and that “for this year, the efficient protection of the market is not ensured before the sale of different consumer potato varieties ” are not exact and true. 2003-05-14T15:52:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/there-is-no-imminent-danger-of-acute-leptospirosis-although-it-is-better-to-take-particular-care-of-personal-hygiene.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/there-is-no-imminent-danger-of-acute-leptospirosis-although-it-is-better-to-take-particular-care-of-personal-hygiene.aspx In the last few days a message is being distributed through electronic mail, alerting to a danger of disease reputed to be acute leptospirosis transmitted by small rodents or some domestic animals. It is said that dry urine of those animals on cans, containing beverages, can cause a disease terminating in death. The same type of a letter with identical contents circulated the electronic network a year ago and, now, it may have returned to the territory of the Czech Republic. The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority assures the consumers to have no information available on the acute leptospirosis, which would be induced due to cans contaminated with infected animal urine. 2003-04-10T15:50:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-have-been-preparing-documentation-for-the-passportization-of-the-czech-food-companies-prior-to-accession-to-the-european-union.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-have-been-preparing-documentation-for-the-passportization-of-the-czech-food-companies-prior-to-accession-to-the-european-union.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority have already processed results of an extensive pilot inspections carried out in compliance with a new Decree No. 451/2002, Coll. of L., issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, on conditions and requirements for the operational and personal hygiene of foodstuffs, with the exception of foods of animal origin. The inspections focused on companies ensuring decisive part of production of foodstuffs of non-animal origin, in other words – this stage of controls applied to the largest and most important manufacturers of this type of foodstuffs. 2003-03-20T15:46:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/web-sites-of-the-czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-received-repeatedly-the-best-assessment.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/web-sites-of-the-czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-received-repeatedly-the-best-assessment.aspx The web sites of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority have been qualified as the best for the second time. However, it did not apply only to the sphere of Food Industry this time but it included all the assessed institutions of the Public Administration! Our web sites thus joined the V.I.P. society of www servers operated by the giants such as the Prague Stock Exchange, Yellow Pages, “Mladá fronta dnes” Daily or the School of Economics in Prague. The CAFIA web sites won the previous round of the competition, but “only” in a category of Food Industry. The attention we pay to the preparation of our web sites seems to be rewarding! 2003-03-18T15:45:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/port-wine-can-only-come-from-portugal.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/port-wine-can-only-come-from-portugal.aspx Although port wine does not enjoy such popularity nor is well liked among consumers as in other parts of Europe, it is possible to find some types port in the Czech shops. However, few people know that it is not always the genuine port wine, which has precisely defined specific characteristics and rules concerning its cultivation, production and sale. 2003-03-05T15:39:00+01:00