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Alarming results of the BVL in zoonosis monitoring

Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmissible from animal to human and from human to animal. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) warns, among other things, of Shiga...

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herbs and spices

EU-wide survey about authenticity of culinary herbs and spices

The European Commission published the results of the first survey on the authenticity of herbs and spices launched by the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety and supported by the Joint...

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Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food

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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Nutritional information may not refer to a preparation

The German food company Dr.Oetker has been defeated at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the last instance. The German food company Dr.Oetker has been defeated at the European Court of...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (December)

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about European Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) report, Netherlands introduces...

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RASFF

Fruit and vegetables: 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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Fruit

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.                       ...

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Radieschen

Still no maximum residue limits for radish leaves

Do you have a „déjà vue“ with this headline? Then you belong to the regular and particularly attentive readers of AGAROLAB RADAR. In July we had already reported on this topic. Do you have a...

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Waldpilze

Wild mushrooms still slightly contaminated with radioactivity

Mushroom lovers beware! Even 35 years after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl, elevated levels of caesium are still being measured in wild mushrooms in some regions. Mushroom lovers beware! Even...

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Kaffee

Trieste - Coffee Capital of Italy

Nowhere else in Italy people drink so much coffee as in the northern Italian port city. Nowhere else in Italy people drink so much coffee as in the northern Italian port city.   The "nero" is...

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Antibiotics

Slight increase in antibiotics dispensed in veterinary medicine

According to a press release by the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), the quantities of antibiotics dispensed for veterinary applications increased slightly in...

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Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food

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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containers

Ethylene oxide: Conclusion of the EU Crisis Coordinators (CC) meeting

The protocol of the EU member states experts meeting by July 13th on regulatory and technical aspects of the ethylene oxide (ETO) findings in food and feed has been published on Oct. 4th. The...

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Lebensmittel

Fight against food waste

The EU Commission plans to revise the food labelling regulation as a measure against increasing food waste. The EU Commission plans to revise the food labelling regulation as a measure against...

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Quality

Forsa survey on food safety

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the QS quality seal, QS GmbH commissioned a representative consumer survey from the forsa institute. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the QS...

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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (November)

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about European Agri-Food Fraud Network (FFN) report, Netherlands introduces...

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Roast duck

Animal species test offer expanded

AGROLAB LUFA's portfolio for the detection of animal species in the poultry sector has been expanded once again. AGROLAB LUFA's portfolio for the detection of animal species in the poultry sector...

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Sesame seeds

Ethylene oxide/2-chloroethanol testing capacities doubled

The warnings in connection with limit value violations for ethylene oxide/2-chloroethanol in the RASFF system are not coming to an end. The warnings in connection with limit value violations for...

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Pesticides sprayed

Parameter spectrum for pesticide residue packages extended

We regularly check our comprehensive pesticide residue packages and adapt them to current requirements. We regularly check our comprehensive pesticide residue packages and adapt them to current...

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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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