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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10212
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety

12% rise in RASFF notifications in 2009

Brussels, 10/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - In 2009, the number of Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications reached a total of nearly 8000, a 12% increase compared to 2008 and an all-time-high number. The record number was established because RASFF members (EU member states, the Commission, EFSA, the EFTA Sureillance Authority, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Switzerland) sent more follow-up notifications, also for less urgent problems, the Commission said on Friday 10...

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