The European Commission has published the Annual Report for 2019 on the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
One manufacturer thought he had found a new marketing trick and advertised food supplements with the promise that they would provide protection against infection with the coronavirus.
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This month our short notes are about new EU-Organic law, MRL acrylamide in infant formulae, Human health risk assessment of aluminium, Veggie burger and Vegan Cheese and some others..
Real truffles are among the most sought-after edible mushrooms and can achieve top prices of up to 10,000 €/kg with good quality. It is an ideal candidate for adulteration, which is why it was selected as an example matrix for the development of analytical methods suitable for routine use in the "Foodprofiling" project.
Our PCR team at AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel has developed two new animal species detections. We can now also detect more exotic poultry: Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented with remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
The approval for the use of the active substance in Bromoxynil expires. The approval for Ethametsulfuron-methyl was denied. As a rule, the maximum residue limits are also subsequently reduced to the limit of determination.
In some regions in Germany, increased contents of the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea could be detected in the grain of the 2020 harvest.
“MOAH should not be present in infant formula and follow-on formula” is the conclusion of the EFSA Standing Committee in their latest risk assessment in February 2020.
From the beginning of 2021, international traders will have to prove that certain agricultural commodities are GMO-free before importing them. This has just been decreed by the Indian Food Safety Authority FSSAI.
2-MCPD-, 3-MCPD- and glycidyl esters are formed during refinement of vegetable fats and oils. The esters are undesired contaminants as they bear a life-time health risk. Therefore an exposure in childhood has to be strictly avoided.
France-based dairy group Lactalis revealed an agreement to acquire a major part of Kraft Heinz’s cheese business in USA, Canada and for some products world-wide.
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In this article we provide brief information on current topics: PAHs, DIN 10516 Lebensmitteshygiene, purely vegan nutrition, Covid19
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented with remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
The approval for the use of the active substance in nematicides expires. As a rule, the maximum residue limits are also subsequently reduced to the limit of determination.
Foods rich in tryptophan act as natural antidepressants, producing an increase in serotonin, a neurotransmitter that acts at the brain level, increasing the feeling of happiness, well-being and improving the quality of sleep.
The Nutri-Score labelling will probably be introduced in Germany in November.
With EU Regulation 2020/1158 of 05.08.2020, the EU Commission published new import conditions for food and animal feed originating in third countries on 06.08.2020.
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In this article we provide brief information on current topics: optimization of official food control in Germany, max. levels for DON, dicofol and Rotterdam port ready for brexit.
Hare (Lepus europaeus) and rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are often mistaken. We have developed and validated a multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of field hare and rabbit.
Up-to-date information on changes to MRLs will be compiled here following their publication. However, we do not announce any EU projects of this kind.