Iran tops list for cases of contaminated food

UNSAFE contamination was detected in 2,588 food or animal feedstuff items in the EU last year.

In 691 cases contaminated food or feed may have crossed into other member states’ borders, and there were 1,897 incidents contained within individual countries, or stopped at EU borders.

Last year Iran topped the list of alerts and notifications for origin of food stuffs found with contaminants or illegal substances.