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The approval of the active substance Oxamyl, which belongs to the carbamates and was used as an insecticide, will not be renewed. The EU Commission has announced the non-renewal of the authorisation...

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Cherries on tree

The French government issued an import ban on fresh cherries on 25.3.2023. We reported on this in the previous issue of AGROLAB RADAR (April 2023). The decision has now been amended. The French...

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Gepökeltes

This is the conclusion reached by EFSA in its assessment of the risk to public health associated with the presence of nitrosamines in food. Ten nitrosamines found in food are carcinogenic and...

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Alarm

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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EU Flagge

The EU monitoring programme for pesticide residues in food is designed to ensure compliance with maximum levels and assess the risk of exposure for European consumers through a Community test plan...

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Radar

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages... We have summarized some short information of the food sector.    - Deutsch Salmonellenausbruch...

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Radar

Get curious with informative food industry headlines from all over Europe - in many languages... We have summarized some short information of the food sector.    - Deutsch Salmonellenausbruch...

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GMO Conference Berlin (Palisch)

"Times are changing and we are changing with them".This sentence characterised the conference. "Times are changing and we are changing with them." This sentence characterised the "International...

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Never stop Learning

AGROLAB offers its employees with a migration background free German courses, once a week and directly at the workplace. We promote integration 280 people from 14 nations work at AGROLAB Labor...

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Melamine is an organic compound that has historically appeared as an illegal additive in food and feed. However, it can also unintentionally enter food through food contact materials such as plastic...

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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). Via this link you can download a table from the...

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Analyses

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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pesticide application

The approval periods for abamectin and other active substances were extended and changes regarding their use were newly regulated in Commission implementing regulations (EU) 2023/515 of 8.3.23...

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chemischer Pflanzenschutz

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. Up-to-date...

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Cherries on tree

On 25 March 2023, the French government once again imposed an import ban on fresh cherries. This time, the trade restriction applies if the cherries come from countries where the active substance...

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wheat

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. received approval from the National Biosafety Commission of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to grow and market its HB4 wheat. Bioceres...

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Alarm

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.           ...

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vegetal oil

Scientists at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen discover mutagenic substances in vegetable oils with a high content of unsaturated fatty acids.   Scientists at the Justus Liebig University...

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Arsenfläschchen

EU Regulation (EU) 2023/465 sets new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products, infant formulae, complementary foods, fruit juices and table salt from 26.3.23.  EU Regulation...

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Insekten Brot

In contrast to other parts of the world, insects are still rarely found on plates in Europe. They have to be approved as novel foods in the EU according to the Novel Food Regulation.               ...

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Mlchkannen

The German Federal Cartel Office has cleared the way for the Theo Müller Group to take over the brands and manufacturing facilities of its competitor Royal Friesland Campina.  The German Federal...

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