Quinolizidine Alkaloids in Lupins Contaminants Quinolizidine alkaloids are secondary metabolic products that serve plants as defense and protection against herbivores....
Food Safety in 2023 News Just in case you missed anything, here is a recap of 2023 key food safety moments! We strongly believe that, while our i...
EU set New Reduced Limits for the Use of Nitrites and Nitrates as Food Additives Regulatory Updates On October 9th, 2023, the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/2108 was published. This regulation amends Annex II to Regulat...
Regulatory Situation and Human Exposure of Bisphenol A in Europe Regulatory Updates Manufacturers mainly use the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in industrial processes. They employ it to produce pol...
QPS Microorganisms : A Safe Approach to Innovative Food Food Safety The "Qualified Presumption of Safety" (QPS) is a methodological and scientific approach of paramount importance, conceiv...
Cell-Based Food and Precision Fermentation Products Novel Food Cell and tissue engineering involve cultivating cells and tissues outside of an organism. This method, exemplified by gr...
Updates on Glyphosate in Europe Pesticides Glyphosate is a widely used active substance in pesticides. It prevents the growth of unwanted plants around cultivated...
Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Risks Food Safety Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather patterns and average temperatures on Earth. These are mainly caused...
How to Ensure Food Packaging Safety? Sensory The food packaging market is on the rise. According to Statista (2022), the global market value was 305 billion USD in 2...
PBDEs in Food: New Public Consultation by EFSA on Health Risks Regulatory Updates PBDEs (PolyBrominated Diphenyl Ethers) are a class of chemical substances known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs). A...
Food Safety in Europe: 2022 Annual Report of the Alert and Cooperation Network (RASFF, AAC and FFN) Alerts Last 19th June 2023 the European Commission published its 2022 report of the Alert and Cooperation Network. The report c...
Key Outcomes of the 4th International Congress on Mineral Oil Contaminants in Food Events On June 5-6th 2023, Mérieux NutriSciences, together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft e.V., hosted the...
Heavy Metals Remain a Key Concern for the Baby Food Manufacturing Sector Contaminants A recent study by Consumer Reports compared the levels of heavy metals in baby foods from 2018 to 2023 and found that so...
New EU Food Contaminants Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 Regulatory Updates After numerous amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 on contaminants, the European Commission has deemed it appropr...
The 2021 European Union report on pesticide residues in food Regulatory Updates Last 26th April 2023, The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the EU 2021 report on pesticide residues in fo...
Nanomaterial testing accredited since 2018 Services Nanomaterials are used across almost all industrial sectors and product categories, whether food, cosmetics, industrial...
Food contact materials Packaging Food contact materials are essential in the food sector. In the form of packaging, it contributes to quality and food sa...
Declaration of compliance for food contact materials Food Contact Materials Food is in contact with packaging materials for long periods of time. Therefore, there are strict legal requirements to...
Migration and food contact materials Food Contact Materials As a professional, you naturally know all about food safety. But as a consumer, you may still be in for a few surprises....
Antibiotic residues in honey Vet Drugs According to EU legislation that is in force, the use of antibiotics in beekeeping is not allowed. Nonetheless, multiple...
The European Union One Health 2021 Report Food Safety Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans and are caused by harmful microorganism...
Emerging mycotoxins and climate change Contaminants Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by certain types of fungi and are present in many foods and animal feeds. Emerg...
Publication of the IFS Food issue 8 is expected soon Food Safety What to expect and how to prepare? In April 2022, the IFS published the ‘public consultation version’ of its new IFS Foo...
IFS suspended by GFSI Food Safety As you may have seen, IFS has been suspended by GFSI for three months as of December 8th, 2022. At this time, all certif...
EFSA: new evaluation on the safety of sulfites published Regulatory Updates Sulfites are a group of chemicals derived from sulfur with antioxidant, antibiotic and antiseptic properties. The main s...
Brace Yourself…the Internal Audit Is Coming Services When we brace ourselves for a winter storm, we get ready physically and mentally to endure what could be a long treacher...
Chemical food contaminants: present and future Contaminants Contaminants are chemical compounds that may be present in food because of production, processing, packaging, and transp...
Process Validation for Pasteurization or Sterilization Services How do we ensure the safety of the product when implementing or modifying pasteurization or sterilization steps? Conduct...
Hepatitis A in soft fruits: new alerts notified Alerts Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by the HAV virus, mainly associated with inadequately prepared or was...
BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 | What changes to come? Services The BRCGS Food Safety issue 9 was published on August 1, 2022, and with this revision, new requirements have been incorp...