Consultation response
FRUCOM - European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit, Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices and Honey, 16 Nov 2016
Since microbiological contamination can be eradicated as a result of heat treatment at certain temperatures and period of time, we believe that imported food of non-animal origin that are intended for further processing by a validated heat treatment process should be exempted from the scope of this…