cs Current information CAFIA dmx:GetUrlBase() traces2rss.xsl https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/jednota-svitavy-must-not-produce-salads-the-reason-is-listeria.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/jednota-svitavy-must-not-produce-salads-the-reason-is-listeria.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority on 29 December banned food business Jednota, consumer cooperative Svitavy, place of business Na Červenici 1904, Svitavy from producing delicatessen salads and open sandwiches it had been manufacturing. 2006-12-29T09:49:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/project-costra-terminated.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/project-costra-terminated.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) terminated its half-year project called Comprehensive staff training with respect to risk management and communication (COSTRA). The final ceremony was held on 15 December in Prague and in addition to CAFIA staff, it was attended by representatives of Dutch control body VWA (Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit), Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture. 2006-12-29T09:44:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspection-authority-lifts-ban-on-production-of-salads-in-lahudky-palma.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspection-authority-lifts-ban-on-production-of-salads-in-lahudky-palma.aspx Prague company Lahůdky-Palma can, from 22 December 2006, 5 p.m., restart production in food business in Reinerova Street. The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has lifted the ban on the production of salads imposed on 21 December 2006. 2006-12-28T09:43:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-banned-production-in-lahudky-palma.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-banned-production-in-lahudky-palma.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority today banned the company LAHŮDKY-PALMA spol. s r.o., (place of business Reinerova 4, 163 00 Praha 6 – Řepy) from producing delicatessen salads and other products made from the same risk raw materials as these salads. The ban applies until the company provides demonstrable evidence that the production of food is safe. 2006-12-21T09:40:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspections-of-half-fermented-wine-in-comparison-with-last-year-the-sellers-improved.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspections-of-half-fermented-wine-in-comparison-with-last-year-the-sellers-improved.aspx Six out of 49 samples of half-fermented wine taken from stalls and shops were unsatisfactory. This is the outcome of inspections of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, focused on the content of exogenous (added) water in this beverage. The inspections were carried out from the beginning of August to the end of November, therefore in the period when this grape must in fermentation can be offered for sale. Inspectors took the samples throughout the whole Czech Republic. 2006-12-20T09:39:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-defended-the-csn-en-iso-9001-2001-certificate.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-defended-the-csn-en-iso-9001-2001-certificate.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has defended the ČSN EN ISO 9001:2001 certificate. “The quality management system is fully functioning and therefore continues to meet the requirements of ČSN EN ISO 9001:2001 standard” states the auditor at the conclusion of assessment report the CAFIA received by the end of November. The subject of the certification is the Performance of activities of administrative authority carrying out state supervision in the field of foodstuffs and selected products. 2006-12-01T09:38:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-banned-the-sale-of-more-than-70-000-eggs.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-banned-the-sale-of-more-than-70-000-eggs.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) banned the sale of 70 200 pieces of eggs imported to the Czech Republic from Poland. 2006-10-03T09:37:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspectors-of-the-food-inspection-authority-focus-on-risk-foodstuffs.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/inspectors-of-the-food-inspection-authority-focus-on-risk-foodstuffs.aspx Inspectors of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) focus, in these hot days, on the inspection of risk foodstuffs, i.e. highly perishable foodstuffs. These include in particular meat and milk products, poultry and fish products, delicatessen and confectionery products. Food goes bad more quickly at high temperatures. Microorganisms that can cause foodborne illnesses multiply rapidly in hot and humid environment; therefore food is literally a breeding ground for them. 2006-07-24T09:22:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/interim-results-of-the-control-of-supplements-for-sportsmen-the-biggest-problems-are-with-labelling-anabolic-steroids-in-only-two-products.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/interim-results-of-the-control-of-supplements-for-sportsmen-the-biggest-problems-are-with-labelling-anabolic-steroids-in-only-two-products.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority initiated in September last year overall control of food supplements and some food for particular nutritional uses intended for sportsmen. The control is still in progress and will continue throughout 2006. It is aimed at the content of banned anabolic steroids, at the actual content of substances specified on the packaging of products and at their correct labelling. 2006-06-15T09:19:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-successfully-launched-another-international-project.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-successfully-launched-another-international-project.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality launched this week another educational project “Comprehensive staff training with respect to risk management and communication (COSTRA)”. 2006-05-31T09:07:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-today-successfully-completed-international-project-within-the-interreg-iiia-initiative.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-today-successfully-completed-international-project-within-the-interreg-iiia-initiative.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) together with Austrian project partners has today completed joint project “Cooperation of Czech and Austrian Food Inspectors in the Czech-Austrian Cross Border Region”. The project was completed with a final workshop that ended bilateral cooperation of CAFIA inspectorates in Brno and Tábor and Land Governments of Lower and Upper Austria, started within the project in September 2005 in Brno with a working meeting of participants from both countries. 2006-05-30T08:44:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-successfully-terminates-czech-dutch-project.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-successfully-terminates-czech-dutch-project.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) together with the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit – VWA) today at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Prague officially terminated joint project “ Strengthening of the Official Control System of Food of Non-Animal Origin Coming from the Third Countries” (OFFCOS). 2006-05-09T08:33:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/leaflet-warning-against-supposedly-carcinogenic-e-additives-can-be-scaremongering.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/leaflet-warning-against-supposedly-carcinogenic-e-additives-can-be-scaremongering.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) has recently recorded a growing number of inquiries regarding leaflet that warns against supposedly carcinogenic food additives, E-additives. Leaflet that is distributed mainly via electronic mail, but also in written form, contains information that is not based on truth and can be considered as scaremongering. 2006-04-28T08:31:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/quality-wines-are-evaluated-and-classified-in-brno.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/quality-wines-are-evaluated-and-classified-in-brno.aspx The new Wine Act (Act No. 321/2004 Coll., on viticulture and wine making) assigned new competencies to the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), according to which CAFIA decides, within the Commission for Wine Evaluation and Classification, under which designation domestic wines will be placed on the market. 2006-04-18T08:27:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-warns-against-peanuts-with-coconut-juice.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-warns-against-peanuts-with-coconut-juice.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) warns consumers not to buy and eat roasted peanuts in coconut juice labelled as “Roasted Peanuts with Coconut Juice” (35 g, labelled with dates: 17/12/05E33, 16/08/06). This product was imported to the Czech Republic from Vietnam by RUZEK ASSOCIATES, s.r.o., Plzeň. According to the information of the Customs office in Karlovy Vary, a total of 1050 kg of this unsafe product was imported to the Czech Republic. 2006-04-14T08:25:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-will-impose-considerable-fines-for-water-in-last-year-s-half-fermented-wines.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-will-impose-considerable-fines-for-water-in-last-year-s-half-fermented-wines.aspx Although the period of sale of half-fermented wine is only from 1 August to 30 November, the Food Inspection Authority will not remit fines for its unauthorised “baptism” with water. During the half-fermented wine season the Inspection Authority took samples of this half-fermented grape must to check whether exogenous water was not added to it. Similarly as in the case of wine, water cannot be added to half-fermented wine because “multiplication” of wine or half-fermented wine is prohibited by law. 2006-03-28T08:21:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/only-one-half-of-czech-consumers-read-information-on-food-packaging.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/only-one-half-of-czech-consumers-read-information-on-food-packaging.aspx Exactly 49% of Czech consumers do not pay attention to information provided on the packaging of food products by their producers. One third of them say that they are not interested in this information. This was confirmed by an opinion poll conducted for the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) by Focus, Marketing & Social Research by the end of last year. 2006-03-27T08:16:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-warns-against-using-another-food-supplement-for-sportsmen.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-warns-against-using-another-food-supplement-for-sportsmen.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) found prohibited anabolic steroids in another food supplement. The Inspection Authority established nandrolone, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in MULTIPOWER MUSCLE PROFESSIONAL WHEY ULTRAFILTRATED WHEY PROTEIN (strawberry flavour, use-by date 26.03.2007). This product is imported to the Czech Republic from Germany (HALEKO Hanseatisches Lebensmittel Kontor GmbH&Co., Hamburg) by Prague company USAS, spol. s.r.o. 2006-03-15T08:09:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-has-a-unique-instrument-for-detecting-adulterated-food.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-inspection-authority-has-a-unique-instrument-for-detecting-adulterated-food.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) has equipped its laboratory in Brno with a unique instrument for detecting adulterated food. The SNIF-NMR and IRMS instrument (Site-specific Natural Isotope Fractionation Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectroscopy) allows monitoring of the distribution of isotopes at different places in molecules contained in foodstuffs using nuclear magnetic resonance method. This method will allow detection of adulteration of wine, juices, honey, and other food products and to establish the origin, for example, of aromatic substances, spirits, vinegar marinades, or sauces. 2006-03-09T08:06:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/invitation-to-press-conference.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/invitation-to-press-conference.aspx „Detection of adulterated food - one of the CAFIA’s priorities” 2006-03-03T07:59:00+01:00