Food News

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Change of MRLs

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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Intensified official controls announced

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 regulates the frequency of official controls on the import of certain foodstuffs into the EU. With the current amending Regulation (EU) 2024/3153 valid from...

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Guidelines for informing the public about food that might be hazardous to health

You have a sophisticated risk management system and you regularly have your products tested for contaminants and microbiological safety, and yet it has happened: you have placed a food on the market...

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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA -Analysis logo

Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany). Here we present a...

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Study on the mycotoxins T-2 and HT-2 with some surprising results

The Chemical and Veterinary Inspection Office (CVUA) Sigmaringen (D) tested almost 3,900 food samples for the trichothecene mycotoxins T-2 and HT-2 between 2016 and 2024 and has now published a...

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Market News: BASF sells plant-based food ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus (LDC)

BASF's ‘Food and Health Performance Ingredients’ division produces plant-based ingredients and emulsifiers for the food industry. BASF's ‘Food and Health Performance Ingredients’ division...

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Market News: FrieslandCampina and Milcobel are planning a merger

The members of the two dairy cooperatives still have to accept the proposal, and the antitrust authorities must also give their approval, because the merger would create a real...

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Short notes - Kurz notiert (02/25)

Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here you will find news in brief from the food sector. Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here you will find...

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We were there – 23. Food Supplement Forum

At the end of November 2024, we attended the Food Supplements Forum and took away many valuable insights into current topics such as maximum levels for vitamins and minerals, green claims &...

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ANALYTICAL NEWS: Melatonin in food supplements – method for quantification established at AGROLAB BELAN - Person holding pillows against their ears

Melatonin in food supplements – method for quantification established at AGROLAB BELAN

Our laboratory AGROLAB BELAN has successfully implemented the determination of melatonin in food supplements. Our laboratory AGROLAB BELAN has successfully implemented the determination of...

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RASFF - Current postings for fruit & vegetables (for other food see separate article)

Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective and selective summary of relevant reports from the European rapid alert system RASFF. Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective and...

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Premium labelling ban for fruit and vegetables sparks fierce debate - Supermarket fruit shelf

Premium labelling ban for fruit and vegetables sparks fierce debate

On 1 January 2025, the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables have been adjusted. The relevant industry associations are very concerned about the regulation. On 1 January 2025, the...

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Radish

Small radish leaves are assigned to a new product group

What hardly anyone knows: radish leaves can be eaten! For example, in mixed salads, herb dips or soups. What hardly anyone knows: radish leaves can be eaten! For example, in mixed salads, herb...

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Allergen labelling – updated assessment values (for Germany only) - Woman holding a jar reading the allergen label

Allergen labelling – updated assessment values (for Germany only)

The assessment values serve as a guide for official German laboratories to decide, in the absence of ‘threshold values’, whether labelling in the list of ingredients appears necessary for a...

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European Zoonoses Report 2023 published - Person holding their stomach

European Zoonoses Report 2023 published

Zoonoses (more precisely zooanthroponoses) are infectious diseases that are transmitted to humans by pathogens through the consumption of animal products. Zoonoses (more precisely...

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Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA -Analysis logo

Fruit & vegetables: Actual residue report from AGROLAB LUFA

Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in laboratory AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel, Germany). Here we present a...

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Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetable - 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 client. In this...

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Short notes - Kurz notiert (01/25)

Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here you will find news in brief from the food sector. Hier finden Sie Kurznachrichten aus dem Lebensmittelsektor.Here you will find...

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Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods - picture of cheese

Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods: new legal requirements from 2026

On 20 November 2024, the new Regulation (EU) 2024/2895 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It sets new requirements for microbiological criteria for Listeria monocytogenes...

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We were there - Report from the 11th RAFA 2024

As announced in November, we asked our colleague Dr Frank Mörsberger (Business Development Food & Feed Analysis) to summarise his personal impressions of the 11th RAFA conference in Prague for...

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Filth test

Analysis of foreign matter in foodstuffs and feed (filth test)

Impurities such as insects, rat hair, plastic fragments, synthetic or mineral impurities, sand or soil are considered hygienic indicators of the entire food production process. Impurities such as...

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