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Fruit and vegetables: 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.   Here we present a retrospective...

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Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for 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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Apfelsaft

Mepiquat in apple juice

This is the result of an investigation of commercial juices by the German consumer magazine "Ökotest". The active substance was detected in three of the 17 conventionally produced juices. This is...

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Woman in wintertime

Vitamin D - just now particularly important

The Working Group on Food Supplements points out - not entirely altruistically, of course - that there is a higher need for vitamin D in the diet in winter. The Working Group on Food Supplements...

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Mackerel

What is the mislabelling rate in seafood products sold on the Italian market?

A scientific meta-study on recent publications about mislabelling in seafood products sold on the Italian market has recently been presented. Fortunately, we can offer a wide range of tests for the...

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"With whipped cream please" - but without disinfectants.

Some of you may still remember the well-known hit song (“Aber bitte mit Sahne”) by the Austrian-German singer Udo Jürgens. The continuation of the song line, on the other hand, does not originate...

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Frühstückscerealien

Because of salmonella in muesli: QA director in court

A QA manager overlooked poor hygiene conditions. Now he is not only out of his job but is facing a lawsuit in the USA. The negligence not only led to the recall of "Honey Smacks" cereals, but also...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (12/22)

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about soybeans, surprising findings about pesticides and some more news. We...

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Paranüsse

Brazil nut allergen reliably analysed

AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel has introduced a new ELISA test for allergen detection of a possible Brazil nut content in food. Allergen labelling of packaged food is mandatory in the EU. AGROLAB LUFA in...

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Filth test

Analysis of Foreign Matter in Foodstuffs (Filth Test)

The presence of extraneous materials in food products analysed by the "filth test" allows detection and counting of solid impurities. The Hygiene Package of The European Community’s food and feed...

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RASFF

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 about remarkable results found in our own...

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Analytics

Fruit and vegetables: 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.  Here we present a retrospective...

MORE

Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for 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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Sonnenblumenöl

Mercury monitoring programme in fish, crustaceans and molluscs proposed

The EU Commission recommended a monitoring programme for mercury in order to be able to estimate the exposure of the population when eating fish and marine animals. Both wild-caught and aquacultured...

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Dioxin-Struktur Tafel

"Mini-revision" of the maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

The revision extends existing maximum levels to further animal foodstuffs that were not previously listed in the Regulation. The maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs for sheep meat are...

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Sonnenblumenöl

Elevated ergot occurrence in rye

The results of the Max-Rubner-Institute (MRI) for Cereal Safety and Quality on the mycotoxin contamination of the 2022 cereal harvest are available. While no major abnormalities were found in the...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (Nov 22)

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other...

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RAFA 2022

We were there - 10th RAFA in Prague

Finally, the 10th "Recent Advances in Food Analysis" (RAFA) conference was held in Prague. Finally, the 10th "Recent Advances in Food Analysis" (RAFA) conference was held in Prague.   More than...

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Noro Virus ?

Virus analysis in food

In addition to the microbiological risks posed by human pathogenic bacteria, fungi and spoilage agents, increasing attention must also be paid to viruses in matters of food hygiene and consumer...

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Soy beans

GMO analysis spectrum once again expanded

AGROLAB LUFA's range of services in the field of detection of genetically modified organisms in soya and Canola has been supplemented by further events.                                              ...

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RASFF

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 about remarkable results found in our own...

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