cs Current information CAFIA dmx:GetUrlBase() traces2rss.xsl https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007328&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007328&docType=ART&nid=11479 of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) have proven a limit-exceeding content of aflatoxins that are dangerous to human health in a consignment of five tons of hazelnuts from Azerbaijan. 2005-12-22T12:55:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007327&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007327&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) has been inspecting commercial chain stores operating in the Czech Republic, during the last three pre-Christmas weekends. The inspectors carried out a total of 47 inspections in stores of fourteen business companies, concerning compliance with the Food Act; deficiencies were identified in nearly 60% of cases. Most of the deficiencies were, however, less serious and so they could not endanger consumers and could be addressed on the spot. 2005-12-22T12:53:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007326&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007326&docType=ART&nid=11479 Christmas is the time of various nuts which experts classify as dry shell fruits. They include walnuts, hazelnuts and coconuts, almonds, sweet chestnuts, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachios, pine nuts or cashew nuts. A specific kind is peanuts, fruits of the groundnut plant. 2005-12-21T12:50:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007325&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007325&docType=ART&nid=11479 Christmas and New Year time also means delicatessen products – salads, open sandwiches, mayonnaises, spreads, and others. All these products belong to the risk food group because they are highly perishable and may cause serious alimentary diseases, thus foodborne illnesses. It is therefore necessary to be cautious not only when buying them but also when processing them and storing them at home. 2005-12-20T12:48:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007324&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007324&docType=ART&nid=11479 In the pre-Christmas period, we buy many more different kinds of sweets. Although these commodities do not belong to the most risky ones, it is good to be aware of some basic principles. 2005-12-19T12:45:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007205&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007205&docType=ART&nid=11479 An eight-member delegation of Georgian experts from different authorities of local state administration, responsible for food safety, visited the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority on Thursday 15 December. The delegation visited the Czech Republic to obtain information and gain experience regarding food safety control system because such a system is only being created in Georgia. 2005-12-16T12:10:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007204&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007204&docType=ART&nid=11479 It is mainly housewives and gourmets who cannot do without spices during Christmas. Nowadays, only a few people can manage with classical domestic kinds – marjoram, cumin, menthe or parsley. There is a wide range of various and exotic kinds of spices on the market and it is therefore useful to know some basic information. 2005-12-16T12:09:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007203&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007203&docType=ART&nid=11479 During Christmas time, we buy much more fresh fruit and vegetables, even though we should eat them more often during the whole year. Therefore, rules that should be followed when purchasing them are applicable to each purchase in any season. 2005-12-15T12:07:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007202&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007202&docType=ART&nid=11479 Shopping before Christmas is often accompanied by hurry, nervousness and crowds, when shopping consumers lose their caution and pay less attention to food shopping. In spite of this, it is very useful to know at least the basic rules and to follow them when shopping. 2005-12-14T12:04:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007196&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007196&docType=ART&nid=11479 A delegation from the Development Research Centre of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, led by Mr. Han Jun, Director General of Rural Affairs, visited the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority on 8 December 2005. The delegation was accompanied by Mrs. Phillipa Kelly, advisor for a project concerning trade between the European Union and China, aimed at supporting China’s integration into the international trading system. 2005-12-09T11:57:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007195&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007195&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) has again checked the quality and labelling of fruit juices, nectars and beverages because the range of non-alcoholic beverages on the Czech market was significantly widened after accession of the Czech Republic to the EU. This time, the CAFIA focused mainly on cheap foreign products and some so called “private labels of commercial chains”. 2005-11-25T11:55:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007194&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007194&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) objects to the way in which TV Nova presented on Thursday 17 November 2005 in the TV news information about supposed rodent infestation of a Makro outlet in Čestlice. 2005-11-18T11:54:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007193&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007193&docType=ART&nid=11479 Director General of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) Mr. Jakub Šebesta today negotiated with representatives of the fifteen largest commercial chains operating super and hypermarkets in the Czech Republic. 2005-11-16T11:51:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007192&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007192&docType=ART&nid=11479 Since entering the EU, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) has a new obligation – to inspect irradiated food and to regularly inform the European Commission about the outcome of these inspections. 2005-11-09T11:50:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007191&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007191&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) carried out an extensive inspection of olive oils directly at central distributors, among which were also some commercial chains. CAFIA focused on whether olive oils do not contain mixtures of olive oils of other kinds, whether the quality indicators correspond to the stated category, and whether olive oils are correctly and fully labelled, as laid down by the relevant Community regulations. The CAFIA inspectors were checking olive oils of Italian, Greek and Spanish provenance. 2005-11-07T11:48:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007181&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007181&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) in cooperation with the State Veterinary Administration (SVA) has been repeatedly inspecting honey, both in the retail network and directly at honey processors. 2005-11-04T11:36:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007179&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007179&docType=ART&nid=11479 On the basis of suggestions from consumers from several places of the Czech Republic, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) investigates a suspicion that unsafe flavoured spring water Aquila Aquabeauty with apple flavour (1.5 l, PET packaging) is on the market. 2005-10-13T11:35:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007175&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007175&docType=ART&nid=11479 A representative of BVQI Czech Republic, s.r.o. today presented to the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) a certificate stating that CAFIA has its Quality Management System established in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. The subject of the certification is the “Performance of activities of administration authority carrying out state supervision in the field of foodstuffs and selected products”. 2005-10-05T11:33:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007172&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007172&docType=ART&nid=11479 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) will impose another heavy fine on Ahold Czech Republic, a.s., for selling different kinds of meat products that have been additionally relabelled with different best before dates than initially stated on original packaging or that did not bear use by dates. Consumers could therefore mistakenly believe that durability of different kinds of salami and pastes is longer by up to several months. The company had thus misled them. 2005-09-29T11:32:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007170&docType=ART&nid=11479 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/docDetail.aspx?docid=1007170&docType=ART&nid=11479 Other heavy fines will be imposed by the CAFIA on Julius Meinl stores in Prague and Tábor. 2005-09-26T11:30:00+02:00