Fruit and Vegetables: Approval for pesticide actives extended
Authorisations for the following chemical active substances have been extended in the implementing regulation (EU) 2020/2007 of 8 December 2020:
Approval for active substance Mancozeb not extended
The authorisation for the use of the active substance Mancozeb has expired. Residual stocks must be used up by 04.01.2022.
Antibiotic FREE products: Checking antibiotics presence in food and feed
Checking of antibiotics presence in foodstuffs is a topic of primary interest in view of the increasing attention consumers are paying to animal welfare and to the quality of the food. Moreover, a reduction in these substances makes it possible to deal pragmatically with the phenomenon of drug resistance.
Lactose-free products are booming - and so are their analytics
Even though only about 20% of German consumers have been medically diagnosed with lactose intolerance, 90% of all consumers regularly buy these products.
Code of practice on food allergen management was adopted
This code of practice gives detailed guidance on allergen management throughout the whole supply chain and also supplements the General Principles of Food Hygiene and the ongoing work on allergen labeling by the Codex Committee on Food Labelling.
Alert notices from RASFF concerning food
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.
More „Superfood“ on the plates
A study of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) found that 48% of the population view “superfoods” as part of a healthy diet, while 8% are linking risks with their consumption.
Front-of-pack labelling - far from a European consensus
In November, voluntary use of the "Nutri-Score" developed in France was approved in Germany. But what about simplified nutrition information for food in the rest of Europe?
Maximum levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids adopted
Regulation (EU) 2020/2040 now sets maximum levels for certain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in certain foods for the first time.
Short notes - Kurz notiert (Janaury 2021)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about the revision of the qs guidelines, antibiotics in veterinary medicine, Guidance for date marking, IT Tool food labeling and some more
Successful participation in the EURL laboratory comparison test Furans and Acrylamide in baby food
AGROLAB LUFA is the only German private laboratory to have successfully participated in the European interlaboratory test for the analysis of furan and acrylamide residues in baby food.
We have participated: NRZ-Authent Expert Workshop 24/25.11.2020
This year's workshop of the National Reference Center for Authentic Food (NRZ-Authent) took place virtually as an online conference, like most events this year.
AGROLAB Ibérica expands its scope of accreditation with dietary fiber and fatty acids
We have successfully passed the audit conducted by the National Accreditation Body (ENAC) in accordance with UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for the determination of dietary fiber and fatty acid composition in feed, raw materials and foodstuffs.
HPLC determination of sugars - AGROLAB Poland extends the accreditation
The laboratory of instrumental tests developed the determination of sugars using the HPLC method and was positively evaluated by the Polish Centre for Accreditation.
Allergens FREE products: Allergens determination
Allergies cannot be cured, so a good food declaration is all the more important for those affected.
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 with 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.
Shortened approval period for several pesticide actives
The authorisation for the use of the following active substances will expire sooner than originally decided. As a rule the maximum residue limits are also subsequently reduced to the limit of determination.
Intensified import controls in Frankfurt
The approach to import controls at the EU's external borders has been changed and supplemented by so-called risk profiles. This leads to changes in the regular import controls at Frankfurt airport, an important gateway for fruit and vegetables from third countries into the EU.
EU Management Plan 2020-2024 on Health and Food Safety
The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (DG SANTE) has published the Management Plan on Health and Food Safety, where it describes political priorities and planning assumptions, for the period 2020-2024
New genetic engineering: EFSA has no concerns
The European agricultural lobbyists received their Christmas present already in November. The European Food Safety Authority EFSA came to the conclusion that new genetic engineering methods such as CRISPR/Cas do not pose greater dangers than the "classic" plant breeding methods.