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Acrylamide: New EU Regulation published for the control of acrylamide in foods

Acrylamide is a contaminant according to the definition of Regulation (EC) 315/93 and, as such, constitutes a chemical hazard in the food chain. The presence of acrylamide in food was initially...

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We were there - Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) Frankfurt/M.

We visited the international trade show FiE in Frankfurt and collected ideas about the ingredients business, which also from an analytical point of view gains interest We visited the...

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Chemicals

We will be there - RAFA 2017, Prague

The 8th International Symposium on Recent Advances In Food Analysis taking place from 7th – 10th of November in Prague (Czech Republic) again is one of the leading conferences presenting the latest...

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Consulting

Risk assessment GMO in fruit and vegetables

Although GMO fruit & vegetables at present is not a major concern in Europe, on should be aware of activities in the rest of the world that might have an impact due to globalisation on local...

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Analytical News: EU wide Proficiency Test Fipronil

AGROLAB GROUP LUFA-ITL in Kiel  passed the test with flying colours AGROLAB GROUP´s LUFA-ITL in Kiel  passed the test with flying colours   Because of the Fipronil case the Joint Research...

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Fruits

Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (10/2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. For details please refer to the original sources via the links...

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Fruits

Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (09/2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. For details please refer to the original sources via the links...

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Fipronil in hens’ eggs

As mentioned in our AGROLAB RADAR „breaking news“ edition, we offer the determination in eggs and egg products fast, reliable and for a good price for residues of this insecticide. As mentioned...

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Fruits

Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (June/July 2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. For details please refer to the original sources via the links...

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Pesticide residues in pepper

There is almost no more difficult matrix for the analyst than black and white pepper, due to its high content of natural compounds, especially piperin. Setting up a robust analytical method for...

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AGROLAB Polska passed latest QS proficiency test with excellence (EN)

The spring 2017 ring test among QS accepted laboratories for pesticide residue analysis in fruit and vegetables was passed with best result by our lab team in Poland. AGROLAB Polska in Deblin is...

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Fruits

Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (05/2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. Several regulation changes have been reported and were set...

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Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (04/2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. For details please refer to the original sources via the links...

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Fruit & vegetable business: Current changes in maximum residue levels (MRL) (03/2017)

Several regulation changes have been reported and were set in force during the past weeks that we like to point your attention to. For details please refer to the original sources via the links...

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Fruit & vegetable business - Fruit and vegetables held responsible for 33 percent of food poisoning cases

Mike Doyle, director of University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Center for Food Safety reminded in a contribution on the university web site, that raw fruit and...

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Glyphosate – EU commission found a compromise

The European Commission has decided to extend the licence for glyphosate by 18 months, after member states failed to achieve a qualified majority in favour or against the executive’s...

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Fruit & vegetable business - Chlorat und Carbofuran

Beim Treffen der Deutschen Laborgemeinschaft Obst und Gemüse (DeLOG) am 1.3. in Bonn, in der auch die LUFA-ITL vertreten ist, wurden u.a. die beiden folgenden Themen diskutiert: Beim Treffen der...

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Mycotoxins

Climate Change leads to an increase of harmful mycotoxins

As the European Food Safety Autority (EFSA) reports, the increase in temperature and CO2 concentration in the air and an altered distribution of rainfall promote the spread of moulds (especially in...

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Are you „quidding“? (12/2017)

The EU Commission Notice on the application of the principle of quantitative ingredients declaration (QUID) has been published in November. The EU Commission Notice on the application of the...

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AGROLAB company news - We where there - RAFA 2017, Prague

As one of the leading conferences RAFA (Recent Advances In Food Analysis) took place from 7th – 10th of November in Prague (Czech Republic), presenting latest developments in food analysis. As...

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Acrylamide: Finally acrylamide again

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/2158 was set in force and will become valid on April 11th, 2018, establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide...

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