This doesn t exactly sound like progress, however. Lavrov wants us and Europe to party like it s 1997, the Financial Times reports:Russia wants Nato to remove all of its forces from Bulgaria, Romania and other ex-communist states in
EU assesses dairy safety in Romania and Finland
Two audits recently released by the European Commission’s health and safety agency have assessed the safety of milk and dairy products in Romania and Finland. Several problems were found.
The first remote DG Sante audit, in December 2020 in Romania
Romania bolsters poultry controls with focus on Poland; USDA allows Polish imports
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
Studies stress botulism education in Romania and Italy
Two studies in different European countries have both emphasized the need to improve consumer awareness and education to prevent botulism.
The first study looked at epidemiological data on foodborne botulism in Western Romania over the past decade. Botulism poisoning is
Botulism cases reported in Romania; homemade ham implicated
Two people in Romania have been diagnosed with botulism, according to Agerpres, the country’s news agency.
This past weekend, a man went to hospital in the city of Arad and his wife was later diagnosed as being infected. They are
EU audit in Romania shows gaps remain despite progress with food safety
An audit on the microbial safety of food of non-animal origin in Romania has noted progress but found that there are still some problems.
The DG Sante audit in late January to early February was based on a review of
Study finds gaps in food safety knowledge of Romanians
Half of the Romanian consumers are not aware of hazards such as mycotoxins and some pathogens, according to a study.
Researchers found there are gaps in the knowledge of Romanians with the majority not able to separate non-hazards such as
Romania’s Top Court Rules LGBTQ Couples Should Have Legal Protections
From the HuffPost:Romania’s top court has ruled that gay couples should have the same family rights as heterosexuals, a judgment that comes before a national referendum seeking to ban same-sex marriage.The Constitutional Court ruled that same-sex couples had the same
EU Commission warns Romania and Czech Rep on food safety rules
The European Commission has warned Romania and Czech Republic about failing to follow food safety rules.
Romania is in trouble for not telling the Commission about draft food hygiene legislation and its exclusion criteria for products of animal origin.
Czech
Romanian Children Neglected Decades Ago
From the Atlantic:This past christmas day was the 30th anniversary of the public execution by firing squad of Romania’s last Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, who’d ruled for 24 years. In 1990, the outside world discovered his network of “child gulags,” in