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 determination.
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.
Should we eat like in the Stone Age? In a webinar hosted by the Food Association, Prof. Andreas Hahn from Leibniz University in Hanover, among others, provided answers.
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.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) reports in its biannual Consumer Monitor what concerns consumers in Germany have with regard to health and nutrition.
Most of the maximum residue limits for plant protection products in the EU apply to unprocessed products. It always becomes difficult when possible residues are to be assessed after processing with regard to their health hazards.
Among vegetable oils, sunflower oil is an important ingredient in many processed food products. In Europe, Ukraine is not only the "breadbasket" of Europe but one of the major producers of oilseeds for edible oil processing.
The range of accredited determination methods for food allergens has been extended by another parameter.
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented about remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
The draft update of the EU monitoring programme for the official control of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables has been published.
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.
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The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other topics.
Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented about remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
The authorisation for the fungicidal active substance Phosmet was no longer renewed.
The approval period for the active substance flumioxazine was extended.
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.
Some changes in MRLs for pesticide applications in fruit and vegetables were regulated in EU regulations from 2021.
The conclusion in advance: "The results of the QS residue monitoring for fruit, vegetables and potatoes for the year 2021 are even better than in the previous year - throughout Europe"
In a national unilateral move, the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection has made the disclosure of information on the origin of meat, milk and eggs along the supply chain mandatory for its food businesses.