EU relaxes regulations for melons from Honduras

Published 2023년 2월 6일

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The European Commission has eased restrictions on melons from Honduras, following a update to the legislation on controls and emergency measures for non-animal food imports into Europe. This decision was made after a decrease in notifications through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and positive findings from Member States' checks in the first half of 2022. It marks the removal of controls on 10% of Galia melons from Honduras, which were implemented in January 2022 after a Salmonella Braenderup outbreak in several European countries in 2021.
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The European Commission has relaxed controls on melons from Honduras. The changes were made in the context of the updated legislation on the rate of official controls and emergency measures for food of non-animal origin imported into Europe. The rules change every six months. The decisions are based on notifications through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) portal and on information from documentary, identity and physical checks carried out by Member States in the first part of 2022. The requirements for controls on 10 percent of Galia melons from Honduras, which were introduced in January 2022 after an outbreak of ...
Source: AGF

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