EU investigates de-icing road salt used in Polish food

EurActiv reported on 8 March 2012 that regulators investigating the use of de-icing road salt in foodstuffs by three Polish companies – and possibly many more – have notified the Commission’s central Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and were checking for dangers to health.
The Commission has asked for regular updates from the Polish authorities, who said they have impounded all of the contaminated products and were analysing samples.

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The Guardian, 7.3.12: Pass the salt? Poland road salt deemed fit for human consumption http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/07/poland-road-salt-human-consumption?newsfeed=true

Český rozhlas, 8.3.12: The Czech Republic investigates the impact of Poland's "saltgate" http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/the-czech-republic-investigates-the-impact-of-polands-saltgate

The Warsaw Voice, 8.3.12: Polish food companies fear effects of salt affair http://www.warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/20105/news

The New.pl, 7.3.12: Industrial salt ‘safe to eat in small amounts’ says food inspectorate http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/92473,Industrial-salt-%E2%80%98safe-to-eat-in-small-amounts-says-food-inspectorate

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