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.
The authorisation for use of the active substance in insecticides shall expire. As a rule, the maximum residue limits are also subsequently reduced to the limit of determination.
Authorisations for the chemical active substance Pyriproxyfen (CAS-Nr. 95737-68-1) has been extended until 07/31/2035
A new version of the MOH (mineral oil hydrocarbons) orientation value table has been published by the Food Association (Lebensmittelverband) in Germany together with the "ALB" working group of the Federal Working Group on Consumer Protection.
The Federal Office of consumer protection and Food Safety (BVL) published a summary of notifications in the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed for 2019.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (Canada), the University of Western Australia (Australia) and the GEOMAR Center in Kiel (Germany) presented the results of an alarming study.
A large American chicken fryer is experimenting with a Russian IT start-up with the aim of producing chicken nuggets in a 3D printer in the future.
Unilever has entered into a tie-up with biotech start-up Algenuity. Both companies will work together on “Chlorella vulgaris” microalgae as a nutritious and sustainable protein source.
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In this article we provide brief information on current topics: AGROLAB LUFA, Food Systems Dasboard, POP-Regulation, Product Monitoring Report from MRI,
From now on we can offer the determination of propylene-thiourea (PTU), ethylene-thiourea (ETU) and Propineb residues in food and especially in infant formulae, follow-on formulae, cereal-based complementary foods and foods for infants and young children at AGROLAB LUFA GmbH in Kiel.