EU COURT DECIDED: NOVEL GENOME EDITING METHODS WILL CREATE GMOS
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that plants and animals created using novel genome editing methods like CRISPR/Cas9 will be classed as genetically modified organisms and therefore have to follow the strict EU guidelines for GMOs.
AGROLAB in Bayerns Best 50 [Bavaria’s Top 50]
For the 5th time AGROLAB features in Bayerns Best 50. This is the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ way of honouring companies with an above-average growth in turnover and workforce.
AGROLAB receives award for "Germany's best jobs with a future"
Focus and Focus Money, accompanied by Prof. Dr. Werner Sarges, have selected "Germany's best jobs with a future" for the second time. AGROLAB is again one of the test winners and once again proves the good economic situation of the company and the associated secure and sustainable jobs.
French spice control found issues in 50% of all samples
Adulteration of spices was detected by the French authorities in half of the samples taken from the market which shows a high fraud potential in this product group.
Greek olive oil sold in Denmark was counterfeit
Danish food inspectors discovered adulterated olive oil from Greece.
Controlling salmonella in 24h with Q-FAST method under ISO 17025
AGROLAB Ibérica has obtained ISO 17025 accreditation for the analysis of salmonella in food, feed and environmental samples, using the QFast method, which allows the simple, rapid and reliable determination of the presence or absence of Salmonella spp in less than 24 hours.
New standards in food labeling, indication of the origin of primary ingredients
To enable consumers to make better informed choices, it is necessary to set specific rules ensuring that information about the country of origin or the place of provenance of the primary ingredient is given is sufficiently precise and meaningful.
Accreditation successfully passed
Our laboratory AGROLAB Dr. A.Verwey announced having successfully passed the accreditation for several new methods like for analyzing Coumarine/Vanilline, MCPD and the Aliphatic Hydrocarbons.
We where there – Seminar FOOD FRAUD
Behr’s Academy (D) organised a one day symposium on „Food Fraud“ and its prevention on May 23rd in Frankfurt (D). Here are some notes respectivley on food fraud and the new IFS 6.1 standard.
AGROLAB Italia has accredited methods for the identification of food allergens walnut, almond, cashew and egg
AGROLAB Italia has extended the list of accredited food allergens with E.L.I.S.A. and PCR real-time techniques.
Norovirus analysis - now also accredited for shellfish
It was quite a challenge. We are proud to present Norovirus analysis in seafood e.g. mussels under accreditation now in our AGROLAB GROUP laboratory Dr. Blasy-Dr.Busse in Eching a. A.
Successful participation in QS proficiency test
AGROLAB GROUP Laboratories LUFA-ITL GmbH in Kiel and AGROLAB Polska in Deblin both have participated in the autumn 2017 QS ring test for pesticide residue analysis according to the requirements for QS-accepted laboratories – of course successful.
Free-from foods gain more and more popularity in EU
Demand for free-from foods has increased in Europe. Consumers buy into the concept as part of a broader understanding of what constitutes a “healthy lifestyle”.
ALOORA: New version 3.16 released – Export from Excel with graphs now available
As of today, ALOORA offers you the possibility to present the results of your analyses with graphs in Excel. This way you can easily follow changes through time of your results of e.g. waste water or food.
FRUIT LOGISTICA 2018 – Wir werden für Sie da sein
Am 7. und 8. Februar 2018 werden wieder mehr als 75.000 Fachbesucher aus über 130 Ländern in Berlin zu einer der weltweit wichtigsten Handelsmessen für frisches Obst & Gemüse erwartet.
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 detected ...
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
Wir waren dabei – ANUGA 2017 in Köln
Im Oktober trafen sich in Köln 7.400 Aussteller aus 107 Ländern und 165.00 Fachbesucher aus 198 Ländern auf der weltgrößten Lebensmittel-Messe. Aber was im Vorfeld als „Innovationen“ angekündigt wurde, entpuppte sich oft als „alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen“.
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 developments in food analysis.
EFSA: Evaluation of perchlorate in the European population diet
Perchlorate is an ion, derived from salts of perchloric acid, which is found naturally in the environment. In addition to fertilizers, two other possible sources of perchlorate are soils and irrigation water.
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 markets as well.