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.
As of August 8, 2022, foods containing titanium dioxide (E 171) may no longer be marketed.
The EU Commission has set new maximum levels for other foods that may contain hydrocyanic acid (HCN), cyanides or cyanogenic glycosides to ensure that their consumption does not exceed the ARfD.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by fungi of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium and is present as a contaminant in food and its maximum permitted level in food is regulated within the EU.
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.
Ethylene oxide or 2-chloroethanol residues are found not only in food but also in food additives. Maximum residue limits have now been set for food additives.
Regulation (EU) 2022/1393 "amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in hemp seeds and derived products" has been published.
ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) published on July 7th its revised opinion on the risks associated with the consumption of nitrites and nitrates.
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The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other topics.
AGROLAB LUFA introduced two more new DNA detection methods for maize and soybean.
The matrices tea, coffee, spices, dried herbs were previously processed with a special pesticide screening package.
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.
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.
The validity period for the approval for following active substances has been extended. We list the organic active ingredients only with respect to fruit and vegetables only.
The Food and Veterinary Institute Oldenburg (LAVES) summarised its results of pesticide monitoring in strawberries.
Reports about Shiga-toxin-forming E. coli (STEC) in flour or raw dough have been circulating for some time. The Federal Office for Risk Assessment (BfR) published its own assessment at the beginning of July.
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.
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The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other topics.
AGROLAB LUFA passed the latest European proficiency test for acrylamide in cereal based infant food (dry grain pap mixture) with excellence.
The fact that "Kiel sprats" originally come from Eckernförde is probably common knowledge. But what is new now: AGROLAB LUFA now offers a specific rt-PCR detection system for Sprattus sprattus.
The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must for every sushi and sashimi bite.