Short notes - Kurz notiert (November)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about European Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) report, Netherlands introduces NutriScore and many other exciting topics.
Munich Strategy determines the 100 growth champions: AGROLAB comes 30th.
For years, AGROLAB has been one of the 100 fastest-growing middle class companies in Germany. 2021 is no exception: AGROLAB is even among the top 50. The tax consultancy Munich Strategy has been recognizing the top 100 middle class companies in Germany with the strongest growth and earnings since 2010.
Ecotoxicology for sediment and waste characterization
AGROLAB Italy expands its analytical offer in the field of ecotoxicology by developing specific methods for the classification of marine sediments and wastes.
Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF)
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented about remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
Short notes - Kurz notiert (October)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about European Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) report, Netherlands introduces NutriScore and many other exciting topics.
Already for the 6th time AGROLAB features in "Bayerns Best 50".
With this award, the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs honours the fastest-growing medium-sized companies.
Good News: AGROLAB Dr. Verwey B.V. is offering accredited analysis of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol
The laboratory for special analysis in the field of fats, oils and spices AGROLAB Dr. Verwey B.V. in Barendrecht has now expanded its portfolio of accreditation. Positive feedback has been lately received regarding the EN ISO/IEC 17025 scope extension L
AGROLAB LUFA GmbH accredited for ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol
Our specialized laboratory for feed and food AGROLAB LUFA GmbH now offers accredited analysis of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol according to the current EURL method publication with high measuring capacity and short turnaround times.
GMO maize: Expansion of the testing spectrum
AGROLAB LUFA has expanded its portfolio to include additional GMO maize varieties.
Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF)
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented about remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
Change of Maximum Residue Level (MRL)
Up-to-date information on changes to MRLs for fruit and vegetables will be compiled here following their publication. However, we do not announce any EU projects of this kind.
Fruit and Vegetables: Approval for pesticide actives extended
The approval for the herbicides propoxacrabazone and clopyralid was extended.
Ethylene oxide was in carob flour
There was great excitement in early July 2021 after further findings of ethylene oxide/2-chloroethanol in various compound foods. Where did these residues come from? The EU working group has located the cause.
Food supplements for children contain excessively high doses
Many parents think they are doing their children a favour by giving them additional vitamins and minerals in the form of nutritional supplements.
The Bavarian Consumer Center has found that preparations for children contain too high a dosage, which entails health risks.
Definition of "pesticide residues" in baby food changed
The clarification of the terminology has been planned and discussed for a long time. Now the EU Commission has presented two new regulations.
Study shows nutritional differences between meat substitutes and the original
Food technologists are using all the tricks of the food design toolbox to make burger patties made from vegetable raw materials similar in taste and texture to the original beef patty.
Organically bound arsenic perhaps not so harmless after all?
Arsenic occurs as an undesirable contaminant in drinking water, rice and fish, among other things, although there are also natural causes of elevated levels.
Alert notices from RASFF concerning food: New ethylene oxide / 2-Chlorethanol alerts and no end in sight
In this section we repeated alert notices from the RASFF system of the European commission issued in the previous month, which we thought to be noteworthy and of interest to our clients.
Short notes - Kurz notiert (August)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about pesticides, DIN draft for food deliveries, tomato paste and food fraud