The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority solved another case related to dangerous preparation intended for sportspeople. Product Muscletech Cryotest (best before date 03/2011, package a 168 capsules) originating in the USA was concerned. Company Redam s.r.o. from Smržice imported it through Poland and distributed it to the Czech Republic.

Similarly as in the previous year, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority carried out an extensive inspection of sale of packaged filled baguettes, rolls, buns, various sandwiches etc. During these inspections, the inspectors aimed at stalls and shops with snacks situated near bus or train stations, petrol stations and also at selling self-service machines. In total, 173 inspections were carried out at 111 inspected persons. 274 samples were assessed, out of which 30 showed some deficiencies.

In past weeks Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority carried out an extensive inspection focused on keeping wine record. CAFIA inspectors particularly aimed at origin traceability of purchased grapes processed to quality variety wines declared as domestic. Inspections, which were carried out both at grape producers, middlemen and wine producers themselves, brought surprising results.

In connection with the devastating floods, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority again reminds the rules how to handle foodstuffs in the struck areas.

In recent days Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority solved suggestion from a consumer who found small foreign particles in a sliced cheese packaging. The suggestion concerned Processed Sliced Cheese Amore Toast, processed product of Gouda cheese (packaging 85 g, best before date: 22 September 2010) which was produced in Italy. Inspectors immediately carried out an inspection of this cheese in the retail chain and they really found out that there were several millimeters big and sharp particles of unknown origin in other packagings of the same cheese lot.

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority recently carried out an inspection pointed at the safety of tinned codfish liver. Samples were taken and a laboratory analysis for verification of the content of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) was carried out.

From this day on a new provision of the European regulation on labelling of certain food colours, namely E 102 (Tartrazine), E 104 (Quinoline yellow), E 110 (Sunset yellow FCF), E 122 (Azorubine), E 124 (Ponceau 4R or also Cochineal Red A), E 129 (Allura Red AC) enters into force.

Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority banned sale of ice cream with coconut in cocoa icing Imperium kokos (packaging 125 ml, best before date 08. 06. 2011) because laboratories confirmed presence of peanuts in it, however, their content was not declared in food ingredients.

Member States of the EU were warned through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed against food supplement Magic Power Coffee originated from the USA. The food supplement in question is sold in the form of instant coffee beverage enriched with further ingredients (vitamins, Chinese matrimony, and ginseng). According to the producer, the product is manufactured solely from natural raw materials and has strong aphrodisiac effects. However, the American Food and Drug Administration detected presence of hydroxythiohomosildenafil in the product in question and therefore warned American consumers against consumption of this supplement. General warning against this supplement was also sent through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) to all EU Member States.