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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...
France issues import ban on cherries
On 25 March 2023, the French government once again imposed an import ban on fresh cherries. This time, the trade restriction applies if the cherries come from countries where the active substance...
Drought-tolerant HB4® wheat approved in Brazil
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. received approval from the National Biosafety Commission of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to grow and market its HB4 wheat. Bioceres...
Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetables - 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 clients. ...
Genotoxic risks from high-quality vegetable oils?
Scientists at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen discover mutagenic substances in vegetable oils with a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Scientists at the Justus Liebig University...
New maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in some foods
EU Regulation (EU) 2023/465 sets new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products, infant formulae, complementary foods, fruit juices and table salt from 26.3.23. EU Regulation...
Clear labelling rules for insects as foodstuffs
In contrast to other parts of the world, insects are still rarely found on plates in Europe. They have to be approved as novel foods in the EU according to the Novel Food Regulation. ...
Market News: An dairy giant raises
The German Federal Cartel Office has cleared the way for the Theo Müller Group to take over the brands and manufacturing facilities of its competitor Royal Friesland Campina. The German Federal...
Short notes - Kurz notiert (04/23)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages... We have summarized some short information of the food sector. - Deutsch Neue DGHM Entwürfe...
AGROLAB Alimentalia – CRM Team
CRM - Customer Relationship Management - is a characteristic department for AGROLAB in general and for AGROLAB Alimentalia in particular. The team provides technical assistance to the customer at...
PFAS tests also required in animal feed
One cause of contamination of food of animal origin with PFAS can be found in already contaminated feed. AGROLAB LUFA GmbH therefore offers accredited analysis of PFAS in feed in addition to...
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). Via this link you can download a table from the...
Fruit & vegetables: Actual 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... 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. ...
Health risk from raw food consumption often underestimated
In Germany alone, about 100,000 incidents of illness are reported that are related to microbiological spoilage of food. This is often due to improper handling of food in private households. The...
Risks from pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has assessed the possible health risks from 1,2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in food. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are produced by... Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetables - 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 clients. ...
First results of the MEAL nutrition study published
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) published the first results of the so-called MEAL study (Meals for Exposure Estimation and Analysis of Food). The purpose of the study is a scientific... Short notes - Kurz notiert (03/23)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages... We have summarized some short information of the food sector. - Deutsch -QS und KAT...
Market News: New CEO at Unilever
Unilever has announced the appointment of Hein Schumacher as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Hein Schuhmacher (51) joins Unilever from Dutch dairy and food company Royal FrieslandCampina and...
ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal
On February 7th, the countries of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden jointly submitted a proposal to restrict PFAS to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The restriction proposal...
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