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Radish

With Regulation (EU) 2018/62 of 17.01.2018, "radish leaves, inclusive radish leaves" were newly included in Regulation 396/2005 (Annex I, Part B) with a transitional period until the end of...

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Fruits

The general labelling obligation for surface treatment agents for fruit and vegetables in Germany was published without taking into account objections from the trade associations. The general...

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Up-to-date information on changes to MRLs will be compiled here following their publication. However, we do not announce any EU projects of this kind. Up-to-date information on changes to MRLs...

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alert

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...

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Radar

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about new guidelines for allergens in food, Nutri-Score labeling and EU monitoring...

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Gin - alcohol analysis

Ethanol is an important industrial chemical. It can be produced by chemical synthesis or, as it has been for thousands of years, by alcoholic fermentation using special yeasts that grow on...

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cows in barn

A couple of new analytical packages for the monitoring of veterinary drug residues in eggs, meat and dairy products have been established recently. Get more details in the article itself. A...

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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...

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Analytics

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 monthly...

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Plant protection products

With Regulation (EU) 2021/726 of 4 May 2021, the EU Commission shortened the approval period for the active substance flutriafol, as no extension application was submitted. With Regulation (EU)...

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Plant protection products

The authorisation for the use of the active substance alpha-Cypermethrin has expired. Residual stocks must be used up by 12/07/2022. The authorisation for the use of the active substance...

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The approval for the following chemical agents was extended: The duration for the active substances is usually extended by one year if the review of the authorisation takes longer than originally...

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Salmonella in poultry

Attentive RADAR readers have already noticed: in the EU Rapid Alert System (RASFF), Salmonella and Campylobacter alerts in poultry products represent a high proportion. Attentive RADAR readers...

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alert

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...

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Radar

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages...The food notes are about new guidelines for allergens in food, Nutri-Score labeling and EU monitoring...

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ALOORA - Online Portal

AGROLAB is delighted to release another new version of ALOORA. This version’s dominant new feature is the improved sample specification tool and efficient analysis selection. Next to these we...

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Bacteria

Since 26.10.2020 the methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin within the framework of the official feed control have changed. Since 26.10.2020 the methods of...

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Meet us

This year's conference was held as a virtual event for well-known reasons. It is dedicated to the topics of food safety, labelling and authenticity. This year's conference was held as a virtual...

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Adenine

Purines are organic compounds and in the form of the purine bases adenine and guanine, they are important building blocks of DNA. Purines are mainly ingested in animal foods. However they are also...

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Arsen in Reis

In addition to the total arsenic content, AGROLAB LUFA now also determines the proportion of free, inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs, food supplements and also animal feed. In addition to the total...

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Colorful salad

Metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury are important environmental pollutants, particularly in areas with high anthropogenic pressure. Their presence, even in traces can cause serious...

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