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 approval of the active ingredient sulfoxaflor will be restricted to use in sealed greenhouses only.
Mercury is one of the environmental contaminants that can be found in food due to its natural occurrence and as a result of human activity. It is present in sea and river water and for this reason can be concentrated in varying proportions in foodstuffs.
FAO/WHO Expert Group recommends thresholds for milk and sesame labelling and the European Federation of Food Industries released its new version of the Allergen Management Guide.
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.
With the inclusion of sodium analysis in the scope of Agrolab Ibérica, the laboratory obtains accreditation in the programme "Tests for nutritional information".
Genetically modified organism (GMO) means an organism, in which the natural genetic code has been manipulated in order to achieve novel desirable properties e.g. herbicide resistance in certain crops.
AGROLAB LUFA's range of services in the field of detection of genetically modified organisms in maize and oilseed rape has been expanded once again.
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.
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
The validity period for the approval for 30 active substances has been extended by one year due to the delay in the re-evaluation following the application for renewal of the approval. If the review for any of the active ingredients leads to rejection of the renewal application in the meantime, the approval will expire with a corresponding order ahead of schedule.
We list the chemical active ingredients only.
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.
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.
Should we eat like in the Stone Age? In a webinar hosted by the Food Association, Prof. Andreas Hahn from Leibniz University in Hanover, among others, provided answers.
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.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) reports in its biannual Consumer Monitor what concerns consumers in Germany have with regard to health and nutrition.
Most of the maximum residue limits for plant protection products in the EU apply to unprocessed products. It always becomes difficult when possible residues are to be assessed after processing with regard to their health hazards.
Among vegetable oils, sunflower oil is an important ingredient in many processed food products. In Europe, Ukraine is not only the "breadbasket" of Europe but one of the major producers of oilseeds for edible oil processing.
The range of accredited determination methods for food allergens has been extended by another parameter.
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.