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RASFF - Current postings for fruit & vegetables (for other food see separate article)

Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective and selective summary of relevant reports classified as "serious" from the European rapid alert system RASFF. Here we provide you with a...

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Ginger bread

It's almost Christmas – time for the annual gingerbread test!

The German consumer magazine ÖKO-TEST tested 18 gingerbread wafers during the Christmas season. The German consumer magazine ÖKO-TEST tested 18 gingerbread wafers during the Christmas...

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dairy products

New dairy product legislation in force

The legal regulations previously applicable in Germany to butter, cheese, drinking milk and other dairy products have been replaced by the new Dairy Product Quality Regulation. The legal...

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Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetable - see special section)

In this article, we repeat important alerts from the European Commission's RASFF system from the past month. In this article, we repeat important alerts from the European Commission's RASFF...

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Fish

Histamine and biogenic amines: a food safety risk that should not be underestimated

The Catalan Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has recently published the report "Adverse effects of histamine and other biogenic amines" warning about the health risks associated with the presence of these...

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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA -Analysis logo

Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany). Here we present a...

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Fraud alert

Food Fraud Review 2020-2024

Food fraud is when food products are adulterated or misrepresented for financial gain. This is a growing global challenge in the 2020s, affecting public health, consumer confidence and...

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Spraying fields

We were there: SEC Symposium ‘Plant Protection – Yes, but How?’

On 13 November 2025, a joint event organised by the GDCh group ‘Senior Experts in Chemistry’ (SEC), DECHEMA e.V. and the Scientific Circle for Genomics and Genetic Engineering (WGG) took place in...

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Corn

Three new GMO maize events have been added to our analytical portfolio

In April of this year, three new GMO maize events were approved for import into Europe. This meant that we had to develop and validate three new detection methods. In April of this year, three...

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Zeitungsstapel

Short notes - Kurz notiert (12/25)

Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.+++ Here you will find news in brief from the food sector.   Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here...

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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA -Analysis logo

Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany). Here we present a...

Read more …

RASFF-Logo

RASFF - Current postings for fruit & vegetables (for other food see separate article)

Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective and selective summary of relevant reports classified as "serious" from the European rapid alert system RASFF. Here we provide you with a...

Read more …

Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetable - see special section)

In this article, we repeat important alerts from the European Commission's RASFF system from the past month. In this article, we repeat important alerts from the European Commission's RASFF...

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Pesticide spraying

Plant Protection in Transition: AGROLAB at the 2025 SEC Symposium

The SEC Symposium “Plant Protection – Yes, but how?” took place on 13 November 2025 in Frankfurt. The SEC Symposium “Plant Protection – Yes, but how?” took place on 13 November 2025 in...

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Verwey Laboratory

AGROLAB Dr. Verwey Expands Analytical Portfolio: PBDE Determination in Food

AGROLAB Dr. Verwey proudly announces the launch of a new analytical service for the determination of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in food and feed, fully compliant with the latest EURL...

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Oil

Greenpeace France sounds the alarm – hexane in food and animal feed

In addition to gentle cold pressing, the extraction of fats using the approved solvent hexane is predominantly used in the industrial processing of oilseeds for the production of vegetable oils and...

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Mineral Oil

Spain sets limits for MOAH in food

After years of no progress since the last European recommendation (EU 2017/84), Spain becomes the first EU country to establish temporary action limits for the presence of MOAH in food, defined by...

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Eggs

PFAS in chicken eggs

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has assessed the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in chicken eggs from different types of farming. The Federal Institute for...

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EU control programme for 2026

Trust is good, control is better. With the adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1900 by the European Commission on 22 September 2025, the control programme for 2026 was finalised. Trust is...

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Zeitungsstapel

Short notes - Kurz notiert (11/25)

Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.+++ Here you will find news in brief from the food sector.   Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here...

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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA -Analysis logo

Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany). Here we present a...

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