Food News

RASFF

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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Stop

EU authorisation for tritosulfuron withdrawn

The authorisation will not be renewed because the application for renewal of the authorisation was withdrawn by the applicant. The authorisation will not be renewed because the application for...

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Stop

No authorisation for metribuzin

With the EU Regulation 2024/2806 of 31.10.2024 published on 04.11.2024, the EU Commission announced the non-renewal of the authorisation for Metribuzin. With the EU Regulation 2024/2806 of...

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pesticide application

Authorisation for 13 active substances extended

Regulation (EU) 2024/2781 extended the authorisation of 11 chemical and two biological plant protection products. Regulation (EU) 2024/2781 extended the authorisation of 11 chemical and two...

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Sanduhren

Reduction in the period of EU authorisation for fenpyrazamine and flumetralin

With Regulation (EU) 2024/2848 of 11.11.24, the authorisation period for the two active substances will end early. With Regulation (EU) 2024/2848 of 11.11.24, the authorisation period for the two...

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Mineralöl

EU Commission favours ‘Regulatory Option 3’ for the calculation of MOAH levels in foodstuffs

With the document SANTE PLAN 2023/2345 Rev.2, the European Commission announced its intention to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/915 on the regulation of maximum levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH)...

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A must when strolling through the weekly farmers' market

Only vegans and vegetarians need read no further. I recommend it to everyone else. Only vegans and vegetarians need read no further. I recommend it to everyone else.   When I stroll...

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Analyses

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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Alarm

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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Radar

Short notes - Kurz notiert (12/24)

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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Guidelines for vegan and vegetarian food published

The responsible expert committee of the German Food Code Commission has published an amended version of the ‘Guidelines for vegan and vegetarian food similar to 'food of animal origin’. The...

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Messestand

We were there: 1st “Food Revolution” Conference, Parma

The premiere of the new conference, organised by Maurizio Paleologo, the dynamic founder of Affidia srl and Bastiaanse Communication BV, attracted around 150 interested food experts to Parma from 21...

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Messestand

We were there again – the 11th RAFA Symposium, Prague (CZ)

The ‘Recent Advances in Food Analysis’ conference took place from 5 to 8 November and has become one of the most important scientific marketplaces for trends in food science over the last 20...

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MOSH/MOAH proficiency test successfully passed

We are proud to inform you that our laboratories AGROLAB Dr. Verwey B.V. and AGROLAB LUFA GmbH both participated successfully in the EURL-PC PT 2024-18. We are proud to inform you that our...

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RASFF

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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chemischer Pflanzenschutz

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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The rocket salad was to blame

At least 98 reported cases of salmonellosis in Germany, Austria and Denmark at the end of September were traced back to contaminated rocket salad. At least 98 reported cases of salmonellosis in...

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Acetamiprid: Maximum residue level and ARfD value - Changes are not synchronised

While the new MRLs will apply as usual with a transitional period of six months after publication of the corresponding regulation, the new ARfD for acetamiprid already applies. While the new MRLs...

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Analyses

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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Report on official controls in the EU Member States 2022

It always takes a while for all the data to be collected and analysed. The EU Commission's report on the official controls carried out on the application of food and feed law and the regulations on...

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Alarm

Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetable see special section)

In this post, we are repeating essential alerts from the European Commission's RASFF system from the previous  month. In this post, we are repeating essential alerts from the European...

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