Contaminants

Degradation products of di-n-hexyl phthalate detected

Contaminants

In autumn 2023, the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV) detec...

EU set New Reduced Limits for the Use of Nitrites and Nitrates as Food Additives

Standards and Regulations

EU set New Reduced Limits for the Use of Nitrites and Nitrates as Food Additives

Regulatory Situation and Human Exposure of Bisphenol A in Europe

Sustainability

Manufacturers mainly use the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in industrial processes. They employ it to produce pol...

Risk Assessment of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons

Contaminants

Current report on the risk assessment of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in food published by EFSA on September 13, 2023....

How to Ensure Food Packaging Safety

Sustainability

The food packaging market is on the rise. According to Statista (2022), the global market value was 305 billion USD in 2...

Bisphenol A

Contaminants

Analytical challenges of the re-evaluation by EFSA The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has revised its draft risk...

Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Risks

Sustainability

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather patterns and average temperatures on Earth. These are mainly caused...

Review - 4th International Congress on Mineral Oil Contaminants in Food

News

Review of the 4th International Congress on Mineral Oil Contaminants in Food.

Ethylene Oxide (ETO) in food in EU - Update February 2022

Standards and Regulations

It cannot be excluded that 2CE is carcinogenic and genotoxic. On January 20th, 2022, a technical meeting took place in t...

New EU Recommendation for monitoring of Alternaria toxins in food

Standards and Regulations

Last 6th April, 2022, it was published the Recommendation (EU) 2022/553 on Monitoring the presence of Alternaria toxins...

New EU Recommendation on monitoring the presence of furan and alkylfurans in food

Standards and Regulations

Last 28th March 2022, it was published the Recommendation (EU) 2022/495 on monitoring the presence of furan and alkylfur...

Tropane alkaloids, in corn and its products

Standards and Regulations

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are toxic secondary metabolites naturally produced by plants belonging to the genus of Brassicac...

New EU maximum levels of Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain foodstuffs

Standards and Regulations

Last 8th December 2022, the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022 was published amending Regulation (E...

New EU recommendation for action for aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH)

Standards and Regulations

The EU publishes a harmonised guidance for the detection of MOAH levels in food and infant formula above defined guidanc...

From January 1st , 2023 the new maximum levels for cyanides in foodstuffs apply

Standards and Regulations

On August 5, Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1364 of August 4, 2022, amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for cyanic acid in certain foodstuffs was published.

French regulation specifying MOAH and MOSH contents in inks whose use is prohibited on packaging and in printing intended for the public

Standards and Regulations

Last 3rd May was published the “Arrêté du 13 avril 2022 précisant les substances contenues dans les huiles minérales don...