Food News

nitrites

ANSES opinion on the risks of nitrites and nitrates in foodstuffs

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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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (Sept 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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Maiskolben

New GMO detection methods introduced

AGROLAB LUFA introduced two more new DNA detection methods for maize and soybean.                                                                                                                    ...

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Coffee

Pesticide screening extended

The matrices tea, coffee, spices, dried herbs were previously processed with a special pesticide screening package.                                                                                   ...

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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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Obst

Change of Maximum Residue Level (MRL)

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. Up-to-date...

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Steinpilze

Fruit and Vegetables: Approval for pesticide actives extended

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 validity period...

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Erdbeeren

Cyprodinil, fludioxonil, fluopyram and trifloxystrobin - the most frequent residues in strawberries

The Food and Veterinary Institute Oldenburg (LAVES) summarised its results of pesticide monitoring in strawberries. The Food and Veterinary Institute Oldenburg (LAVES) summarised its results of...

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Cookie-dough

Shigatoxin-forming E. coli (STEC) in flours

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...

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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.           ...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (August)

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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Warehouse

EURL proficiency test: “Acrylamide in cereal based infant food”

AGROLAB LUFA passed the latest European proficiency test for acrylamide in cereal based infant food (dry grain pap mixture) with excellence. AGROLAB LUFA passed the latest European proficiency...

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Dosenfisch

AGROLAB LUFA has now developed a specific rt-PCR detection system for Sprattus sprattus

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...

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Sonnenblumenöl

New implementation – Alternaria toxins

AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel now offers the quantitative determination of alternaria toxins as an accredited LC-MS/MS method.                                                                                ...

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Wasabi

Wasabi is often adulterated - We discover it!

The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must for every sushi and sashimi bite. The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must...

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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.                                           ...

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Belgische Flagge

Reassessment of the exposure of the Belgian population to residues of plant protection products

The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) re-evaluates the chronic or long-term exposure to residues of plant protection products through the consumption of fruit and...

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Food Fraud

TOP 5 Food Frauds 2022

At the time of writing, 2022 is already half over and some interesting food fraud cases have come to light. Here are our top 5 picks. At the time of writing, 2022 is already half over and some...

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poppy seeds

Opium alkaloids in poppy and certain bakery products

On 1 July, a new EU Commission regulation on maximum levels for opium alkaloids in poppy and certain bakery products came into force. On 1 July, a new EU Commission regulation on maximum levels...

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Brezel

Dear Bavarians, the “Laugenbrezel” is an invention of the Swabians!

According to legend, some freshly baked pretzels fell by mistake into a bucket of lye, with which the baking trays were cleaned at the court baker Frieder already 183 years ago.   According to...

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