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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.
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 number of unreported cases of food-related stomach and intestinal diseases due to poor kitchen hygiene is many times higher.
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 certain plants, fungi and bacteria.
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) 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 inventory of the substances that the German population ingests on average through their daily meals.
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 takes over the leadership role from Alan Jope on 1 July 2023, who is going to retire.
Hydrocyanic acid glycosides (also known as cyanogenic glycosides) are natural plant constituents found in flaxseed, almonds, apricot kernels and cassava, among others. Cyanogenic glycosides themselves have no harmful effects on the human body.
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 European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories.
Do you remember 2021? In that year, we reported in AGROLAB RADAR on a total of 20 EU regulations concerning changes in maximum residue limits for plant protection products in the fruit and vegetable sector.
The validity period for the approval for 50 active substances has been extended by one year due to the delay in the re-evaluation following the application for renewal of the approval. We list the organic active ingredients only.
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.
The authorisation for the herbicide Benfluralin will no longer be renewed. It had last been extended until 28.2.2023.
The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA) in Sigmaringen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) has been regularly testing dried fruit for 5 years. So far, a total of 64 samples of dried figs have been tested for mycotoxins (aflatoxins, Ochratoxin A and Alternaria toxins).
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.
Meat ageing is used either by dry or wet processing to break down the connective tissue, aiming in tenderising and giving the product a richer flavour.
As of 1.1.2023, maximum levels for PFAS in certain foodstuffs of animal origin will apply. AGROLAB LUFA GmbH has expanded its range of tests to include the accredited determination of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.
Of course, we meet the revised performance criteria according to the new Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2418 concerning methods of analysis for the control of the levels of trace elements and process contaminants in foodstuffs, which came into force on 1.1.2023..
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 European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories. Critical results with respect to max. residue level (MRL) utilization (December 2022).
The discussion about the controversial herbicide active ingredient continues unabated. Now the EU Commission has had to extend the approval for the use of glyphosate by another year in view of the failure to complete the reclassification of the toxicological risks.
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