Contamination of vegetable oils/fats with mineral oil can have several causes, e.g. previous cargo of the ship’s tank or tank truck if not well cleaned, spillage of lubricating oil during transport of the oil seeds to the factory and during further processing.
Only a handful laboratories are allowed to analyse under the VERNOF conditions.
Dr. A. Verwey, Rotterdam, member of AGROLAB GROUP, has acquired the Vernof recognition since October 2015.
In October 2015 AGROLAB Dr. Verwey B.V., Rotterdam, member of AGROLAB GROUP, has again extended its scope of accredited analyses and product groups to match changing customer and market demands.
AGROLABGROUP started a co-operation with IGV Testlab in Potsdam getting access to their exclusive and innovative HPLC MS/MS multi allergen screening.
Ice cream is among the most popular and highly consumed products in the summertime. To ensure that it can be enjoyed to the full, there are a number of quality factors that have to be taken into consideration. The microbiological quality of the chilled delicacy depends not only on the level of hygiene during the production process but also on the cleanliness with which the sensitive product is handled by ice cafes and mobile ice cream stands, who never fail to attract young and old with their latest creations.
Dual success for AGROLAB laboratories!
The evaluation of the QS Fachgesellschaft Obst-Gemüse-Kartoffeln GmbH laboratory comparison test for accredited laboratories recognised by QS has just been published.
Due to a recent publication, a subject virtually forgotten has once again become topical: acrylamide in food.
The EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) has now summarised the test results obtained by the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) in a scientific opinion. The rather unsurprising conclusion is that heating foods under certain conditions can lead to the formation of acrylamide.
AGROLABGROUP Labor LUFA-ITL GmbH in Kiel was recognised by the Bundesverband Naturkost Naturwaren (BNN) e.V. (Association of Natural Food Retailers) for research into pesticide residues in cereals, cereal products, rice, oil seeds, oils and fats (Module B3).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/595 has established the duties and priorities of the EU Member States regarding the routine inspection of foods for pesticides residues.
First the good news: 97% of all fruit and vegetable samples examined by the authorities of the European Member States in 2013 remained below the valid maximum residue quantities. In almost 55% of these samples, no pesticide residues at all were verified.
The CUVA Stuttgart (Chemical and Veterinary Examination Office) issued an overview of the results of examinations aimed at clarifying food-related illnesses. (See link) More than 33,500 foodstuffs were examined, including approx. 7,100 illness samples, i.e. samples that were tested as suspected sources a food-related infection.
Back in March 2014 the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (STALUT) began discussing the revision of the maximum limits for lead.
The new Ordinance is expected to be released in June this year.
In July 2013, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) specified preliminary reference values for trade within the European Community by.
The BMEL recently warned that elevated levels of DON had been found in grain maize from the 2014 harvest in (Southern) Europe.
Consumers who buy packaged fresh meat in a supermarket are entitled to the meat being microbiologically safe up until the end of the use-by date.
AGROLAB finished a comprehensive revision of the GC- and LC MS/MS multi methods acc. to the QuECheRS protocol for the determination of residues from plant protection agents in fresh fruit and vegetables.
EFSA has confirmed previous evaluations that, based on animal studies, acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups.
More and more people suffer from a food allergy or food intolerance. Marking food products with regard to possible allergens is therefore indispensable.
Also 2014 an increased occurrence of ergot in cereals and expecially in rye is to be expected.
In addition to the common analytical report, AGROLAB from now on offers to its clients from the food branch additional information for nutritional values for pre-packed food.
The new acquired AGROLAB daughter is located in Italy, between Verona and Venice. The AGROLABGROUP takes over the laboratory R&C Lab S.r.l. in Altavilla Vicentina, Vicenza - ITALY on 30.04.2014.