Tag "NÉBIH"
A food safety alert was issued due to a bitter apricot kernel diet supplement
The Dutch Authority issued an alert for a bitter apricot kernel diet supplement, (which was shipped to 12 EU Member States, including Hungary) due to a higher content of cyanide...
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Reducing food waste
In March the National Food Chain Safety Office started a series of roundtable discussions – for food producers, sellers, charity organisations and the representatives of various authorities – to talk...
Read moreNébih African swine fever in the eastern neighborhood of Hungary
The Romanian Animal Health Service detected African swine fever (ASF) about 4 kilometers away from the Hungarian-Romanian border. Due to the outbreak, some Hungarian border towns had to introduce animal...
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The best chefs in public sector catering
Eurest Budapest was the team that won the ‘Public Sector Catering Competition 2017-2018’ on 9 February. The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) and the National Association of Public Sector Catering...
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Hungarian pork sector in the limelight
The Hungarian Meat Industry Federation (MHSZ) organised a press conference, where president Tamás Éder spoke about the meat industry’s last 12 months. He revealed that the number of pigs decreased by...
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Nébih found a pest in another foreign potato consignment
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found a pest in another foreign potato consignment. The 11.5 tonnes of infected consignments came from Romania and Austria, the agency published on...
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Nébih: The tested wheat flours met the standards
The 24 wheat flour products met the food safety requirements at the Szupermenta test of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in February – the authority told MTI on...
Read moreFM: spring seasonal food chain tests have started
The spring seasonal food chain control, in which traditionally consumed and seasonal foods will be tested by the National Food Chain Safety Officers (Nébih) was launched on 1 March –...
Read moreThe inspectors of Nébih detected illegal cattle slaughtering
The inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Officers (Nébih) detected illegal cattle slaughtering in a meat plant where 500 kilos of unmarked products were found. According to the communication...
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Nébih has withdrawn more than 5 tons of food from the market
The authority prohibited the placing of more than 5 tonnes of raw materials and semi-prepared meals on the market and ordered its destruction after the National Food Chain Safety Office...
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Nébih: Hungary has also received gluten-free maize chips that contains gluten
The self-inspection detected gluten in the organic gluten-free maize chips of the Belgian Snack Food Poco Loco nv manufacturing company – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) informed MTI...
Read moreGolden jaundice appeared in Pécs
Plant healthcare closure has been ordered in Pécs because of the appearance of the golden yellow jaundice of the vine – the MTI was informed on Wednesday. According to Lovász...
Read moreNébih punishes with grant-deduction
Approximately 3,000 farmers can count on the deduction of subsidy due to the fact that they have not submitted electronic business report (webGN) to the National Food Chain Safety Office...
Read moreThe low-grade Chinese honey will be controlled more strictly
In the future, the Hungarian National Beekeeping Association (OMME) and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) will pay more attention to the quality control of honeys sold in Hungary...
Read moreNébih: No swine fever virus has been detected in Hungary so far
The presence of the virus of the African swine fever (ASP) has not been detected so far in Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) confirmed it to...
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The Nébih suspended the operation of a bakery in Budapest
Because of serious technical and hygienic deficiencies, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) suspended the operation of the Budapest-based Berliner Kft. bakery and confectionery production plant with immediate effect...
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The Nébih seized a tonne of meat in Nébih
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) prohibited the marketing of almost one tonne of meat and ordered its destruction, after an inspection in Baranya County – the authority told...
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From the spring, the acrylamide content of foods should be reduced
The Decree on the mitigation of levels for the reduction of acrylamide in foodstuffs should be mandatory used from 11 April 2018 – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih)...
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Nébih: the second tranche of the surveillance fee must be paid by the end of January
The deadline for payment of the second tranche of the food chain management fee expires on 31 January – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) pointed out. According to...
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Nébih: all pork bolognas have met the requirements
The National Food Safety Authority (Nébih) tested thirty kinds of pork bolognas, during its latest product test. All of the tested products met the criteria from a food safety point...
Read moreNébih: African swine fever has appeared near the Ukrainian-Hungarian border again
African swine fever virus has been reported by the Ukrainian veterinary authority. The virus was found in a wild boar, shot in the Beregszász district. The animal was shot 8...
Read moreThe results of the 2017 Winter Seasonal Food Chain Check has improved
Regarding the main irregularities, the 2017 seasonal food chain monitoring results improved compared to the previous years. Last year 1.9 percent of the products tested had to be withdrawn from...
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The Lactalis baby milk powders will be withdrawn in Hungary
The baby milk powder made in the Craon plant of the French company Lactalis will be withdrawn in Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) announced on its...
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Salmonella baby milk powder: Hungary is not affected
Hungary is not affected by the EU scandal for salmonella baby milk powder. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), however, monitors the international news. No information has been received...
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The inspectors of Nébih withdrew more than one and a half tonnes of fish from the market
More than one and a half tonnes of untracked fish and fish products were withdrawn from commercial circulation during the pre-Christmas checks. The National Food Chain Safety Agency (Nébih) mainly...
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More than 3.2 tonnes of meat products were withdrawn from the market by Nébih at a market in Budapest
The destruction of more than 3.2 tonnes of expired, unmarked, moldy, heavily polluted and irregularly produced meat products were ordered by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in the...
Read moreMore than 10 tons of inadequate quality honey were found by Nébih’s specialists
In two tests, more than 10 tonnes of inadequate honey were found by the experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) – the authority told MTI on Thursday....
Read moreNébih: care should be taken when purchasing products and medicines online
In the case of veterinary medicines and pesticides, care must be taken when purchasing the product on the Internet. In any case, it should be noted that the product has...
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Nébih occupied pesticides sold without permission
In November, the specialists of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested online pesticide sellers. During the action, the authority seized unlicensed products in a value of nearly 200...
Read moreNébih calls attention to the import ban on meat
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) again calls attention to the ban on imports of meat products after African swine fever (ASP) virus was detected in pig meat sample...
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