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Regulation (EU) 2022/1393 "amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in hemp seeds and derived products" has been published.
ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) published on July 7th its revised opinion on the risks associated with the consumption of nitrites and nitrates.
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other topics.
AGROLAB LUFA introduced two more new DNA detection methods for maize and soybean.
The matrices tea, coffee, spices, dried herbs were previously processed with a special pesticide screening package.
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.
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 validity period for the approval for following active substances has been extended. We list the organic active ingredients only with respect to fruit and vegetables only.
The Food and Veterinary Institute Oldenburg (LAVES) summarised its results of pesticide monitoring in strawberries.
Reports about Shiga-toxin-forming E. coli (STEC) in flour or raw dough have been circulating for some time. The Federal Office for Risk Assessment (BfR) published its own assessment at the beginning of July.
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.
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages ...
The food notes are about the mercury monitoring 2022, MRL proposals for veterinary drugs and other topics.
AGROLAB LUFA passed the latest European proficiency test for acrylamide in cereal based infant food (dry grain pap mixture) with excellence.
The fact that "Kiel sprats" originally come from Eckernförde is probably common knowledge. But what is new now: AGROLAB LUFA now offers a specific rt-PCR detection system for Sprattus sprattus.
The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must for every sushi and sashimi bite.
AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel now offers the quantitative determination of alternaria toxins as an accredited LC-MS/MS method.
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 Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) re-evaluates the chronic or long-term exposure to residues of plant protection products through the consumption of fruit and vegetables on the Belgian market.
On 1 July, a new EU Commission regulation on maximum levels for opium alkaloids in poppy and certain bakery products came into force.
At the time of writing, 2022 is already half over and some interesting food fraud cases have come to light. Here are our top 5 picks.

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