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Babboe allegedly tried to cover up issues with cargo bike

The Dutch cargo bike manufacturer Babboe tried to keep issues with the cargo bike under wraps, RTL Nieuws reports after speaking with 12 Babboe employees and former employees. Several said they raised the alarm about safety issues with the bike, typically used to transport young children, but no one listened. They were also instructed to lie to clients.

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Babboe cargo bike brand stops sales because of Dutch investigation into broken frames

UTRECHT, Netherlands (BRAIN) — The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority told the Accell Group cargo brand Babboe to stop selling its bikes for not investigating a series of reported broken frames as required by law.Babboe, which designs its electric and pedal cargo bikes for families, responded by saying it will temporarily stop sales of all of its cargo bikes. The

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Babboe ordered to stop selling cargo bikes due to safety risks

Babboe will have to stop selling cargo bikes for the time being by order of The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). They concluded after an investigation that hundreds of frames have been broken over the years. Babboe allegedly did not properly investigate the causes and took no measures.

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Picnic distribution center in Zaandam shut down over mice

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has closed a Picnic distribution center in Zaandam due to mice. The online supermarket has confirmed that it concerns its distribution center and that it will be closed for several days for cleaning. “Mice obviously do not belong in a distribution center, so it is very annoying that this has happened,” Picnic said in a reaction. Other Picnic distribution centers will take over the grocery delivery for the time being, and customers shouldn’t notice much of a difference.

Netherlands , Zaandam , Noord-holland , Dutch , Consumer-product-safety-authority , Dutch-food ,

Over half of Dutch restaurants don't report allergens correctly

Over half of Dutch restaurants (52 percent) do not adequately inform customers about the allergens in their food. Allergen information is often missing from menus, or staff don’t know about it, AD reports based on research by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.

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RIVM has known about PFAS in eggs beyond Dordrecht for years

The Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has known for years that there are high concentrations of toxic PFAS in eggs from hobby chicken keepers throughout the Netherlands. The institute published a study that showed this in 2015, NOS reports.

Wageningen , Gelderland , Netherlands , Dordrecht , Zuid-holland , Dutch , Chiel-jonker , European-union , Wageningen-university , Consumer-product-safety-authority , Dutch-institute-for-public-health , Dutch-institute

Current bird flu variant could spread to people via pigs, Ministers warn

The possibility exists that the currently circulating variant of the highly contagious bird flu virus could infect pig farms and then spread to people, Ministers Piet Ademan (Agriculture) and Conny Helder (Public Health) said in a preparation document sent to parliament on Monday. Pigs that roam outdoors and come into contact with wild water birds, in particular, form a possible bridge to humans, they said, AD reports.

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Limburg pie gains EU protection: Everything we know about the scrumptious pastry

Limburg pie gains EU protection: Everything we know about the scrumptious pastry
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Europe gives Limburgse vlaai protected regional product status

Europe has officially recognized Limburgse vlaai as a protected regional product. From January 22, the vlaai from Limburg will have the protected geographical indication (PGI), 1Limburg reports.

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PFAS found in hobby chicken keepers' eggs far from Dordrecht region: report

Eggs laid by hobby-kept chickens far outside the Dordrecht region also contain excessively high concentrations of PFAS, toxic substances used by chemical companies like Chemours, among others. Broadcaster NOS tested eggs from 12 hobby chicken keepers far outside the industry-heavy Dordrecht region and found PFAS in the eggs at six locations and excessive levels at three - one each in the provinces of Utrecht, Friesland, and Limburg.

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