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Code of practice on food allergen management was adopted
This code of practice gives detailed guidance on allergen management throughout the whole supply chain and also supplements the General Principles of Food Hygiene and the ongoing work on allergen...
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...
More „Superfood“ on the plates
A study of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) found that 48% of the population view “superfoods” as part of a healthy diet, while 8% are linking risks with their...
Front-of-pack labelling - far from a European consensus
In November, voluntary use of the "Nutri-Score" developed in France was approved in Germany. But what about simplified nutrition information for food in the rest of Europe? In November, voluntary...
Maximum levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids adopted
Regulation (EU) 2020/2040 now sets maximum levels for certain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in certain foods for the first time. Regulation (EU) 2020/2040 now sets maximum levels for certain...
Short notes - Kurz notiert (Janaury 2021)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about the revision of the qs guidelines, antibiotics in veterinary medicine,...
Successful participation in the EURL laboratory comparison test Furans and Acrylamide in baby food
AGROLAB LUFA is the only German private laboratory to have successfully participated in the European interlaboratory test for the analysis of furan and acrylamide residues in baby food. AGROLAB...
We have participated: NRZ-Authent Expert Workshop 24/25.11.2020
This year's workshop of the National Reference Center for Authentic Food (NRZ-Authent) took place virtually as an online conference, like most events this year. This year's workshop of the...
AGROLAB Ibérica expands its scope of accreditation with dietary fiber and fatty acids
We have successfully passed the audit conducted by the National Accreditation Body (ENAC) in accordance with UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for the determination of dietary fiber and fatty acid...
HPLC determination of sugars - AGROLAB Poland extends the accreditation
The laboratory of instrumental tests developed the determination of sugars using the HPLC method and was positively evaluated by the Polish Centre for Accreditation. The laboratory of...
Allergens FREE products: Allergens determination
Allergies cannot be cured, so a good food declaration is all the more important for those affected. Allergies cannot be cured, so a good food declaration is all the more important for those...
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 with remarkable results found in our own...
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...
Shortened approval period for several 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...
Intensified import controls in Frankfurt
The approach to import controls at the EU's external borders has been changed and supplemented by so-called risk profiles. This leads to changes in the regular import controls at Frankfurt airport,...
EU Management Plan 2020-2024 on Health and Food Safety
The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (DG SANTE) has published the Management Plan on Health and Food Safety, where it describes political priorities and...
New genetic engineering: EFSA has no concerns
The European agricultural lobbyists received their Christmas present already in November. The European Food Safety Authority EFSA came to the conclusion that new genetic engineering methods such as...
New tool to decide the “best before” date or “use by” date of food
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the best before date or use by date to their products. The European Food Safety... Nutri-Score - on 6.11. the starting signal was also given in Germany
Nine out of ten consumers in Germany like the new Nutri-Score label, which will enable them to distinguish between healthier and less healthy foods in the supermarket at a glance without having to...
From 1.1.2021 on it becomes complicated - Food trade between the EU and UK
The British authorities have already published which labelling requirements will apply to food products that are sold in the UK by EU-based manufacturers after 31.12.2020. The British authorities...
Unilever focuses on plant-derived products
The Dutch-British food giant not only sees a trend business in the meat and milk alternatives, but also sees a growing future market in the innovative vegetable substitute products The...
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