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Experts urge drastic measures: the food supply of the entire world may depend on it
The participants of the summit formulated a seven-point action plan on consolidating global food systems and addressing known challenges and problems. On September 20, 2022, the leaders of the governments...
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The Ministry of Agriculture strengthens the system of food chain supervision
The past years have presented serious challenges to all segments of the food chain, to which we must respond, so in the future the supervision of food chain safety will...
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Food security has become a strategic issue in Europe
In the past two years, agriculture has faced several serious challenges. All over Europe, agriculture had to survive in extraordinary circumstances, which enhanced the role of food supply – emphasized...
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NAV found cold cuts and fruits delivered without refrigeration in the heatwave
The tax inspectors found more than six hundred kilograms of cold cuts, transported without refrigeration in the heatwave, in a van heading from Budapest to Nagykanizsa on the Somogy county...
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AM: the government decided on HUF 15 billion EU development support for domestic food industry plants
As a result of the call for complex development of food plants, four Hungarian food industry enterprises will receive a total of HUF 15 billion worth of development resources as...
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Nébih examined dietary supplements
According to the results of the laboratory tests, the amount of omega-3 fatty acids marked on the packaging was correct for all of the 21 dietary supplements tested, and labeling...
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Microplastics have also been found in the meat, milk and blood of farm animals
For the first time, microplastic contamination was found in beef and pork, milk, and the blood of cows and pigs, The Guardian wrote on Friday based on Dutch research. In...
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Bacteria causing salmonella infection have been detected in another chocolate factory in Belgium
Another Belgian chocolate factory has identified a bacterium that caused a salmonella infection at the Italian site of the Italian chocolate factory Ferrero, causing more than 300 disease cases across...
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The National Food Chain Safety Agency is ten years old
Food is a product of trust, so the Hungarian food industry can only be successful if this trust is firmly established, said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy on Tuesday, the...
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AM: EU agriculture ministers discuss food security
The European Union has a moral and economic duty to increase its agricultural production, but it is essential to rethink the measures that will reduce production, Feldman Zsolt said in...
Read moreAM: Food security is paramount in every country
A secure, stable food supply is a priority, and achieving it is a top priority for any country; the events of the recent period, the challenges caused by the coronavirus...
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Nébih published an information booklet for expectant mothers
The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) has issued a food safety booklet for expectant mothers on Mother’s Day. In a statement sent to MTI on Friday, the authority highlighted...
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AM: The first phase of the spring seasonal food chain inspection has been completed
As in previous years, a nationwide spring seasonal food chain inspection was launched on 21 March this year. In the first period, 1423 inspections were carried out, and experts imposed...
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Trade unions protest for energy and food safety in Bucharest
Thousands of members of Romania’s National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) protested in Bucharest on Wednesday demanding government measures to counteract the negative effects of the war in Ukraine....
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The Ukrainian-Russian war raises serious food security issues
The Ukrainian-Russian conflict raises serious food security issues and risks, Minister of Agriculture Nagy István told Hungarian journalists in Brussels on Monday after a meeting of EU agriculture and fisheries...
Read moreAM starts the spring seasonal food chain inspection
Following the practice of previous years, Erdős Norbert, Secretary of State for Food Chain Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM), ordered the spring seasonal inspection of the food chain...
Read moreNagy István: food safety must be preserved even in the most difficult situation
Food security must be preserved even in the most difficult situation, to which customers can also contribute by purchasing Hungarian products, the Minister of Agriculture said at a press conference...
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Nébih collects information on the purchase and consumption of frozen vegetables
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) is launching a new study to find out the buying, using and consuming habits of the Hungarian population related to quick-frozen vegetables, the...
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Nébih has suspended the operation of a confectionery plant in the capital
A confectionery plant in the capital was suspended by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) after the office’s specialists revealed serious hygiene deficiencies during the on-site inspection of the...
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NÉBIH found labeling errors in most of the seasonings
The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) found labeling errors in more than two-thirds of the 35 condiments tested, and the authority withdrew five condiments containing celery at the beginning...
Read moreMinistry of Agriculture: winter seasonal food chain inspection has completed
A series of one-month winter seasonal food chain inspections ordered by Erdős Norbert, Secretary of State for Food Chain Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and carried out under the...
Read moreThe EU has banned the use of the food additive E171
The European Commission has banned the use of titanium dioxide as a food additive (E171), which will take effect in early July after a six-month transition period, the Brussels panel...
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ITM: There was only one Christmas fondant that did not meet all the requirements
According to the consumer protection study commissioned by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), only one in twenty Christmas fondants had less weight than indicated – the Ministry of...
Read moreAM: winter seasonal food chain inspection to start
From December 1, Erdős Norbert, State Secretary for Food Chain Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) orders a winter seasonal food chain inspection. The aim of the campaign is...
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ITM: Inspectors found a labeling deficiency in case of only one chocolate Santa Claus
“Consumer protection found a labeling deficiency in case of only one chocolate Santa Claus in Santa’s bag” Schanda Tamás announced. The parliamentary and strategic secretary of state for the Ministry...
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Nébih found no problem with the quality of the baby sponge cakes, but marking errors were found
In the Supermenta product test, 24 baby sponge cake and baby sponge cake-type products were examined by experts from the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih). According to Nébih’s information...
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Consumers are not familiar enough with dietary supplements, according to a survey by Nébih
According to Nébih’s survey, many people consume food supplements, typically several kind of, but not everyone is aware of the basic information about the product range, so the agency’s experts...
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ITM found objectionable discrepancies in a tenth of dietary supplements
In a study commissioned by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), preparations containing vitamins and minerals and live flora probiotics were tested, a total of forty-one; the ministry’s food...
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The summer seasonal inspection was successful
This year’s summer seasonal food chain inspection, ordered by Norbert Erdős, Secretary of State for Food Chain Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM), has been completed – said the...
Read moreThe EU is introducing stricter limits for the carcinogen content of foods
The European Commission is introducing stricter limits for heavy metals in food, such as cadmium and lead, with the aim of reducing the carcinogenic content of food, according to a...
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