Food News

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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Analytik

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 monthly...

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Hand and hammer

Non-renewal of authorisation for active pesticide ingredients

The authorisation for the fungicidal active substance Famoxadone was no longer renewed. The authorisation for the fungicidal active substance Famoxadone was no longer renewed.     The...

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Fruit and vegetables

Fruit and Vegetables: Approval for pesticide actives extended

The terms for the following active ingredients were extended due to delays in processing the applications for evaluation and approval renewal at the EU Commission. The terms for the following...

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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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Hourglass

Shortened approval period for two pesticide actives

The authorisation for the use of the following active substances will expire sooner than originally decided. As a rule the maximum residue limits are also subsequently reduced to the limit of...

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Supermarkt

EU-JRC study on changing food composition

Is our food getting healthier? Consumers are paying more attention to nutritional information, and not just because of the Nutri-Score® labelling on many products. Is our food getting healthier?...

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Cadmium

New EU maximum levels for lead and cadmium

The EU Contaminants Regulation (EU) 1881/2006 regulates, among other things, the maximum levels for heavy metals. The regulation has now been revised for lead and cadmium. The EU Contaminants...

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Corn

Ergot and ergot alkaloids - EU Regulation published

The EU maximum levels for ergot alkaloids and ergot sclerotia in certain cereals and cereal products have been published in Regulation (EU) 2021/1399. The EU maximum levels for ergot alkaloids...

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Tropanalkaloide

Tropane alkaloids - EU Regulation published

EU maximum levels for tropane alkaloids in certain foods have also now been published in Regulation (EU) 2021/1408. EU maximum levels for tropane alkaloids in certain foods have also now been...

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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...

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Pesto

Basil pesto in the consumer test

The Austrian consumer magazine VKI had 13 different pesto preparations from the grocery stores tested. Only the five organic products were free of pesticide residues. The Austrian consumer...

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