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Milch

Analytical News: AGROLAB LUFA expands accredited PFAS testing portfolio

From 1 October 2023, AGROLAB LUFA will also offer the analysis of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in milk and dairy products.  From 1 October 2023, AGROLAB LUFA will also offer...

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RASFF

Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) for fruit & vegetables

Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System  (RASFF).  Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of...

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Analyses

Fruit & vegetables: Actual 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. Critical results with respect to max....

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chemischer Pflanzenschutz

Change of Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)

We will provide you with the latest information on changes to maximum residue limits for fruit and vegetables as soon as they are published. However, we refrain from announcing corresponding EU...

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pesticide application

Fruit and Vegetables: Approval for pesticide actives extended

The validity period for the approval for 25 active substances has been extended due to the delay in the re-evaluation following the application for renewal of the approval.  The validity period...

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Alarm

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

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. In this...

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Babynahrung

Maximum permissible levels for 3-MCPD to be lowered further

The EU Commission plans to lower the maximum permitted levels for infant formulae and follow-on formulae and foods for special medical purposes for infants and young children from 1 January 2024.   ...

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cereals

Lowering of maximum levels for deoxynivalenol (DON) planned

Lower limit values for the mycotoxin have been demanded for some time.  According to a draft regulation of the EU Commission, the proposals are now becoming more concrete.     Lower limit values...

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Fischstäbchen

The German consumer magazine "Ökotest" has examined fish fingers...

... and found higher concentrations of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in 11 out of 19 products.                                             ... and found higher concentrations of 3-MCPD and glycidyl...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (10/23)

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages... We have summarized some short information of the food sector.    Deutsch   Nutri-Score wird...

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Quality

AGROLAB company news: QS Laboratory Competence Test Residue Monitoring 2023/1 successfully passed

102 laboratories from 19 countries took part in the QS laboratory performance assessment for monitoring plant protection products in fruit, vegetables and potatoes - including AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel...

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AGROLAB company news: We participated “Affidia talks PFAS control in food and feed”

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are currently the analytical challenge for all laboratories. In the webinar moderated by Maurizio Paleologo from the Italian magazine Affidia, the...

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RASFF

Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) for fruit & vegetables

Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System  (RASFF).  Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of...

MORE

Analyses

Fruit & vegetables: Actual 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. Critical results with respect to max....

MORE

Alarm

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

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.  In this...

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Revision of the Nutri-Score algorithm

As part of the transnational governance of the Nutri-Score, the steering committee has finalised the process of revising the algorithm for calculating the Nutri-Score. The scientific committee's...

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New EFSA risk assessment on mineral oil residues in food

Mineral oil components can enter food in various ways, e.g. via packaging and lubricants in food production. They are analytically divided into the groups MOSH (Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons)...

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Pekan

Analytical News: New allergen detection for pecan protein

AGROLAB LUFA announces that a new ELISA test for the detection of pecan nut has been successfully launched, validated and accredited. AGROLAB LUFA announces that a new ELISA test for the...

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RASFF

Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) for fruit & vegetables

Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System  (RASFF).    Here you find a retrospective monthly summary...

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Analyses

Fruit & vegetables: Actual 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.     Here we present a retrospective...

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Stop

No renewal of the EU approval for Dimoxystrobin

The approval of the active ingredient dimoxystrobin, which was used as a fungicide, will no longer be renewed. The approval of the active ingredient dimoxystrobin, which was used as a fungicide,...

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