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Some of you may still remember the well-known hit song (“Aber bitte mit Sahne”) by the Austrian-German singer Udo Jürgens. The continuation of the song line, on the other hand, does not originate...Because of salmonella in muesli: QA director in court
A QA manager overlooked poor hygiene conditions. Now he is not only out of his job but is facing a lawsuit in the USA. The negligence not only led to the recall of "Honey Smacks" cereals, but also...Short notes - Kurz notiert (12/22)
Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about soybeans, surprising findings about pesticides and some more news. We...Brazil nut allergen reliably analysed
AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel has introduced a new ELISA test for allergen detection of a possible Brazil nut content in food. Allergen labelling of packaged food is mandatory in the EU. AGROLAB LUFA in...Analysis of Foreign Matter in Foodstuffs (Filth Test)
The presence of extraneous materials in food products analysed by the "filth test" allows detection and counting of solid impurities. The Hygiene Package of The European Community’s food and feed...Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF)
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...Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories. Here we present a retrospective...Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetables - see special section)
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. In this...Mercury monitoring programme in fish, crustaceans and molluscs proposed
The EU Commission recommended a monitoring programme for mercury in order to be able to estimate the exposure of the population when eating fish and marine animals. Both wild-caught and aquacultured..."Mini-revision" of the maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs
The revision extends existing maximum levels to further animal foodstuffs that were not previously listed in the Regulation. The maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs for sheep meat are...Elevated ergot occurrence in rye
The results of the Max-Rubner-Institute (MRI) for Cereal Safety and Quality on the mycotoxin contamination of the 2022 cereal harvest are available. While no major abnormalities were found in the...Short notes - Kurz notiert (Nov 22)
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...We were there - 10th RAFA in Prague
Finally, the 10th "Recent Advances in Food Analysis" (RAFA) conference was held in Prague. Finally, the 10th "Recent Advances in Food Analysis" (RAFA) conference was held in Prague. More than...Virus analysis in food
In addition to the microbiological risks posed by human pathogenic bacteria, fungi and spoilage agents, increasing attention must also be paid to viruses in matters of food hygiene and consumer...GMO analysis spectrum once again expanded
AGROLAB LUFA's range of services in the field of detection of genetically modified organisms in soya and Canola has been supplemented by further events. ...Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF)
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...Fruit and vegetables: Current residue report from AGROLAB laboratories
Here we present a retrospective monthly summary of remarkable results from the residue analysis in fruit & vegetable performed in our own laboratories. Here we present a retrospective...Approval for penflufen now only for grain seed
The use of the active ingredient penflufen is now only permitted for treating cereal seed. The use of the active ingredient penflufen is now only permitted for treating cereal seed. KThe EU...Alert notices from RASFF concerning food (except for fruit & vegetables - see special section)
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. ...Short notes - Kurz notiert (Oct 22)
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...AGROLAB invests in environmental protection
The AGROLAB GROUP wants to further reduce its ecological footprint significantly. We are replacing fossil fuels step by step and will thus contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions....Newsletter AGROLAB radar
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