cs Current information CAFIA dmx:GetUrlBase() traces2rss.xsl https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-containing-genetically-modified-organisms-have-to-be-properly-labelled.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/food-containing-genetically-modified-organisms-have-to-be-properly-labelled.aspx The genetically modified raw materials and foodstuffs are liable to a very stringent set of conditions both in the European Union and the Czech Republic, too. The Czech laws and relevant regulations that are based on the EU food laws set down a number of obligations. 2002-12-19T11:12:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/it-is-recommended-to-be-cautious-in-buying-carbonated-and-sparkling-wines.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/it-is-recommended-to-be-cautious-in-buying-carbonated-and-sparkling-wines.aspx The market before Christmas is extraordinarily supplied with most different wines and consumers buy the sparkling and carbonated wines more often than ever. 2002-12-19T11:11:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/adulteration-of-ketchups-is-no-more-possible.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/adulteration-of-ketchups-is-no-more-possible.aspx The lengthy process that has resulted in an explicite method of verification of the prescribed quality of ketchups testifies that it is not always easy to expose food adulterations. The Decree No. 332/1997, Coll. of L., issue by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic clearly stipulates that ordinary ketchups should contain minimum 7 % of tomato part and in ketchups labelled as Prima, Extra or Special the tomato part should reach even 10 %. Despite this Decree has been in effect for five years there has not been yet introduced any explicit method verifying this basic quality indicator in ketchups. 2002-12-13T11:13:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/results-of-the-control-of-half-fermented-young-wine-raise-little-optimism.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/results-of-the-control-of-half-fermented-young-wine-raise-little-optimism.aspx This season of half-fermented young wine – at least by the law – finished on 20 November and the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has now evaluated the control of its sellers and producers. 2002-12-06T11:13:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-new-act-on-the-czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-brings-some-changes.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-new-act-on-the-czech-agriculture-and-food-inspection-authority-brings-some-changes.aspx The new Act on the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) (No. 146/2002, Coll. of L.) that is fully harmonised with European Union law will come into force on 1 January 2003. It alters some duties for businessmen. 2002-12-02T11:14:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-hanacka-mineral-water-has-not-been-contaminated-with-any-strange-chemical-substance-in-the-production-process.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-hanacka-mineral-water-has-not-been-contaminated-with-any-strange-chemical-substance-in-the-production-process.aspx A detailed inspection that the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority carried out in the premises of the manufacturer of “Hanácká” mineral water explicitly excluded that the mineral water in question might have been contaminated in the production process. 2002-11-15T11:14:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-warns-about-suspicious-mineral-water.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-warns-about-suspicious-mineral-water.aspx The Czech Police have informed today the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority about an investigation that has been currently conducted. 2002-11-14T11:14:00+01:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/labelling-of-packed-beef-meat-complies-with-the-requirements.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/labelling-of-packed-beef-meat-complies-with-the-requirements.aspx The regulation that is effective in the Czech Republic from last year imposes an obligation to specify in the label of packed beef meat– apart from other things – also the meat category, which is whether the meat comes from a bull or a cow. Under the Decree No. 326/2001, Coll. of L., issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, it is in responsibility of everybody releasing cut up beef meat into circulation, either packed or unpacked, to provide the meat label with such data that will inform consumers which head of cattle the meat comes from so that the consumers can buy meat of their own choice. 2002-10-01T11:15:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/majority-of-mushroom-dealers-hold-a-certificate-proving-their-knowledge-of-mushrooms.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/majority-of-mushroom-dealers-hold-a-certificate-proving-their-knowledge-of-mushrooms.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority evaluated the inspection concerning the obligation for the dealers to hold a certificate of qualification in order to be allowed releasing the mushrooms growing wild into circulation, which would prove their knowledge of mushrooms. This obligation came into effect as of 16 June 2002 and relates to the new Act No. 146/2002, Coll. of L., on the National Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, amending the Food Law and thus also altering the requirements for mushroom sale and processing. 2002-09-25T11:15:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-repeated-controls-of-herb-products-confirmed-their-safety.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/the-repeated-controls-of-herb-products-confirmed-their-safety.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has repeated the control with focus on herb products used as food supplements in order to make sure that they are not contaminated with heavy metals. 2002-09-23T11:17:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/it-is-possible-to-submit-objections-electronically.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/it-is-possible-to-submit-objections-electronically.aspx In compliance with valid legal regulations, it is possible to submit to CAFI objections to a measurement and to a protocol in writing, by word of mouth or electronically. 2002-09-23T11:16:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/some-unknown-brand-names-of-instant-coffees-are-a-mere-coffee-substitute.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/some-unknown-brand-names-of-instant-coffees-are-a-mere-coffee-substitute.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority carried out repeatedly the control of instant coffees that became the subject of adulterations in the past. The previous control performed in 2000 showed that one third of the products – mostly the unknown brand names – were manufactured with the addition of chicory, malt, figs or cereals. 2002-09-23T11:16:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/oil-plant-seeds-are-safe-though-their-quality-is-not-always-good-enough.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/oil-plant-seeds-are-safe-though-their-quality-is-not-always-good-enough.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority carried out quality controls of oil plants, such as poppy seeds, sunflower seeds, and grains of vegetable marrow, sesame, flax and mustard. 2002-09-19T11:17:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-denies-formally-the-information-published-in-the-daily-mlada-fronta-dnes.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-denies-formally-the-information-published-in-the-daily-mlada-fronta-dnes.aspx CAFIA repeats again its strong warning concerning the food from flooded areas. By no means it is recommended to release into circulation any foodstuffs that provably came into contact with the floodwater, and this warning also concerns the food hermetically sealed. 2002-09-12T11:18:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-still-urges-to-be-cautious-when-buying-food-in-the-areas-that-were-flooded.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-still-urges-to-be-cautious-when-buying-food-in-the-areas-that-were-flooded.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority still carries out inspections and assesses very intensely the food facilities and foodstuffs sold in the areas that were struck by the floods. 2002-09-04T11:18:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/ice-cream-flour-and-rice-are-safe.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/ice-cream-flour-and-rice-are-safe.aspx Although inspectors of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority are very busy with the food controls carried out in the areas hit by the floods, they also deal with the ordinary inspections planned for the summer months. 2002-08-30T11:19:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/warning-for-producers-and-other-manufacturers.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/warning-for-producers-and-other-manufacturers.aspx Foodstuffs, which came into direct contact with floodwater, are not allowed to be sold or put into circulation even after any reprocessing! According to the precautionary principle, such practices are unacceptable and CAFIA once more warns that putting into market of foodstuffs that were flooded is banned! 2002-08-27T11:19:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-discovered-a-few-cases-of-selling-the-flooded-food.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-discovered-a-few-cases-of-selling-the-flooded-food.aspx The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority discovered three cases of selling the foodstuffs that evidently came from the flooded areas. In Petrovice, the region of Ústí nad Labem, two dealers of Vietnam origin were offering bottled beer, table water and carbonated soft drinks in PET bottles that came from supplies that were hit by the flood water. 2002-08-26T11:19:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-continuously-assesses-the-flooded-facilities-handling-with-food.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-continuously-assesses-the-flooded-facilities-handling-with-food.aspx During the past days inspectors of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority assessed already 662 manufacturing, warehousing and retail facilities handling with food. The highest numbers of premises were assessed in the regions of South Moravia, Hradec Kralove, Pardubice, Plzen and Karlovy Vary, where the water receded enough to let the inspectors carry out their work. Based on a preliminary estimate, about 90 % of all facilities potentially hit by the floods were inspected. Only about 60 % of points of sale, situated in the flooded areas, have so far been inspected and assessed in the territory of Prague. 2002-08-21T11:20:00+02:00 https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-extends-food-controls-in-the-flooded-areas.aspx https://www.szpi.gov.cz/en/article/cafia-extends-food-controls-in-the-flooded-areas.aspx In connection to information of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority regarding the occurring groups of resellers of food from the flooded areas, CAFIA decided to extend the assessment and controls of manufacturing premises, warehouses, as well as shops offering food. 2002-08-16T11:20:00+02:00