Romania bolsters poultry controls with focus on Poland; USDA allows Polish imports

Published 2021년 11월 2일

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The Romanian food safety agency has increased controls on poultry meat and eggs, particularly from Poland, due to the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium. This decision was made after a significant increase in alerts through the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, with 28 reports this year involving contamination with these strains of Salmonella. The agency will collect samples to identify any contaminated batches of poultry meat and perform analyses in accredited laboratories. Additionally, controls will be tightened on the marketing of eggs from other member states to ensure compliance with standards.

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The Romanian food safety agency has stepped up controls on poultry meat and eggs with a focus on Poland. The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) said the move was taken because of detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in poultry meat from Poland. The agency added it had received a number of alert notifications through the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) for products that had been sent to Romania. Compared with August to October this past year, there was an increase of about 40 percent in the same period in 2021 in alerts involving poultry meat products from Poland, according to ANSVSA. Since the beginning of this year, 28 reports have been received by Romania through RASFF, concerning poultry meat or eggs, contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium, said Romanian officials. Wider issue There were almost 50 reports in September and October this year about Salmonella in poultry meat ...

Source: Foodsafetynews