A BLE draft bill amending the Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks regulation stipulated that the addition of sugar and other sweetening ingredients in infants and young children teas should be banned until the end of 2019.
The plastic cups for the coffee on the way are disappearing more and more. One trend is to focus on renewable raw materials and so bamboo fiber materials are often already used today to calm the “green conscience”. Stiftung Warentest has tested the cups with alarming results.
Samples from the independent residue monitoring system FoodSecuritas, which is being used in Spain, are now recognized as being fully valid in QS residue monitoring for fruit, vegetables and potatoes.
The GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Safety Assurance Standard is a new certification standard specifically designed for the production of fruit and vegetables.
Berries can be carriers of pathogens, as the results of food monitoring in recent years have repeatedly shown.
The boom in meat substitutes is picking up speed. Anyone who has bet on the success of the alternative burger start-ups will be happy about the big price gains on the stock exchange.
For decades, nutrition science has been intensively concerned with the special nutritional needs of babies and toddlers, while older people and their special nutritional needs have only recently been investigated.
The EU approval for the following active substances has been extended for Florpyrauxifen-benzyl and Dimethenamide-p.
The approval period for Chlorpyrifos expires in January 2020 and, according to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), the statutory criteria for renewal of approval in the EU are not met.
In this year's Operation OPSON VIII, coordinated by Europol and INTERPOL, thirteen European States have joined forces to jointly pursue possible coffee fraud cases - successfully.
Regulation (EU) 2019/977 amended the maximum residue limits for some chemical and biological plant protection products.
Import inspections at the EU borders are intensified for Peanuts in shells, Peanuts, peeled, Black Pepper and many more food.
EU Commissioner Andriukaitis has now clarified that specific maximum residue levels (MRLs) for chlorate should be set under Regulation (EC) 396/2005.
The South African retailer SPAR Group Ltd. announced to take over a controlling stake in Polish retail chain Piotr i Pawel group.
The EU approval for the active substance carvone and 34 other actives was extended.
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AGROLAB LUFA had the opportunity to host the spring meeting of the project group in Kiel. And welcomed 35 scientists ( m/f) for exchange of experience.
FoodDrinkEurope has updated its Acrylamide Toolbox taking into account latest scientific and technological developments. It describes measures for the minimization of acrylamide formation during production processes.
The trend scouts looked deep into their crystal bowls and published their opinion in a report with the title Shifting Sands: Trends Shaping the Food Industry”.
The „GOLD“ and „PLATIN“ packages have been amended by the actives matrine and oxamatrine due to market demands recently. It comprises the multi-methods for the examination of fresh fruit, vegetables and potatoes.
The European Commission’s health and food safety commissioner warns that ‘fake news’ could further undermine trust in the food sector and details how European policy makers are tackling this threat.
The European Commission amended since the 7th of February 2019, the regulation n° 2073/2005 concerning microbiological criteria for foodstuffs.