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Dosenfisch

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...

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Wasabi

The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must for every sushi and sashimi bite. The spicy green seasoning paste made from grated Japanese horseradish is a must...

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Sonnenblumenöl

AGROLAB LUFA in Kiel now offers the quantitative determination of alternaria toxins as an accredited LC-MS/MS method.                                                                                ...

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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.                                           ...

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Belgische Flagge

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...

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poppy seeds

On 1 July, a new EU Commission regulation on maximum levels for opium alkaloids in poppy and certain bakery products came into force. On 1 July, a new EU Commission regulation on maximum levels...

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Food Fraud

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. At the time of writing, 2022 is already half over and some...

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Brezel

According to legend, some freshly baked pretzels fell by mistake into a bucket of lye, with which the baking trays were cleaned at the court baker Frieder already 183 years ago.   According to...

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Kontrolle

Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 regulates the frequency of official controls on the import of certain foodstuffs into the EU. With the current amending Regulation (EU) 2022/193, various...

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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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Radar

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...

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DeLog

The spring meeting of the German Laboratory Association for Fruit and Vegetables (DeLOG O&G) took place again on 12 May in Bonn as a face-to-face event. The spring meeting of the German...

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Zertifizierung

Year after year, AGROLAB Italia confirms its ability to offer a quality service by successfully passing the PTs of two certification bodies for which the laboratory is certified. Year after year,...

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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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Pflanzenschutzmittel

More than 5500 fruit and vegetable samples were examined by the German investigation offices in the period from 1.12.2021 to 28.2.2022 (4th quarter 2021) - with predominantly positive results as far...

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Greenhouse

The authorisation for the active substance Bifenazate has been renewed, but not for use on fruit and vegetables. The authorisation for the active substance Bifenazate has been renewed, but not...

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Fertilizer

The approval period for 50 active ingredients was extended by one year due to delays in re-evaluation following application renewal. We list the organic active ingredients only. The approval...

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Stop

The authorisation for the active substance isopyrazam has expired and the approval for 1,3-dichloropropene has not been granted. The authorisation for the active substance isopyrazam has expired...

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Pestizide

The EU Commission has shortened the validity of the approval by one year with Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/808. The EU Commission has shortened the validity of the approval by one year with...

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Analytik

The proposal for the coordinated control programme of the European Union to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in...

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