Summary of newspapers of the previous days – 18.2. – 20.2.2011

Chain of dm drogerie markt withdraws pastries charge from market

Drugstore chain dm drogerie markt withdraws one charge of pastries AlnaturA Spirelli from the market. An excess content of mycotoxin deoxynivalenol which according to hygienists can cause problems of alimentary tract has been detected in it. ČTK has found out it on a websites of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection (SZPI) and internet sites of the chain. A producer of the objectionable pastries is a company AlnaturA. It informed on the excess content of mycotoxin the chain dm drogerie markt.

Seven “happy” foods will elude higher VAT; others do not have chance

Lobbyists can cross entirely an effort off their commissions to put through a decrease VAT rate for other thinks than seven basic foods are on which a coalition settled on within preparation of retirement reform. Although many thinks in the reform will be changed furthermore, the list of items will not be enlarged, the coalition assured. The “winners” are bread, milk, potatoes, raw vegetable, unprocessed fish, children milk nutrition and foods for people with metabolic problems (patients suffering from diabetes, phenylketonuria, or people dependent on diet without gluten).

Amendment of law concerning ISPOP system

The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the CR has passed a proposal for a law which changes the Law No. 25/2008 Col., on the integrated register of the environment pollution and the integrated system of discharge of announcement duties in the environment field, and on a change of some laws, subsequently amended, and other connected laws. The novel enables to decrease costs for operation of the integrated system of discharge of announcement duties in the environment field (ISPOP) and at the same time it decreases an administrative burden of obligatory subjects thereby it contributes to improvement of entrepreneurial environment in the Czech Republic.

Limit for BSE testing will be increased, however, not for CR - completed with pronouncement of SVS press agent Ing. Duben

Pleasant news, however, not for the Czech Republic, came from the last standing committee for animal food and health which took place in Brussels on the 15th of February. Experts from the member states agreed on that the age-limit for BSE testing in slaughtered cattle will be increased to 72 months from the 1st of July. However, this decision applies only to 22 member states except Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland.