Sustainable Use and Risk of Chemical Pesticides in Europe Pesticides In June 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection...
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...
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...
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...
Our participation in Fruit Logistica 2023 in Berlin, Germany Events Several Mérieux countries were present at the trade show held in Berlin from February 8-10th. With a focus on pesticide...
New maximum ethylene oxide limits in food additives Regulatory Updates Last 12th August 2022, it was published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1396 amending the Annex to Regulation...
Determination of chlorate and perchlorate in food and baby food Pesticides Chlorates are chemical compounds that can be used in pyrotechnics combined with high combustible substances; however, th...
European Pesticides processing factors guide 2022 Pesticides Pesticides residue levels strongly depend on the processing of food prior to consumption. This effect can be accounted f...
Glyphosate in Europe - EFSA and ECHA update timelines for assessments Pesticides Glyphosate is one of the most widely used active substances in pesticides to prevent unwanted plant growth around plante...
Ukraïne Shortage and pesticide residues Pesticides The impact of Russia's aggression on EU-Russia and EU-Ukraine trade in agri-food products has been immediate. Ukraine no...
Determination of Ethylene Oxide and Propylene Oxide and their metabolites Alerts A year and half after the first notification about the presence of ethylene oxide residues in sesame seeds, in Belgium,...
The 2020 European Union report on pesticide residues in food Alerts Last 30th March 2022, The European Food Safety Authority published the EU 2020 report on pesticide residues in food. The...
Titanium Dioxide (E171): EU to ban its use as food additive in 2022 Regulatory Updates 8 October 2021 The Member States have approved the European Commission's proposal to withdraw the authorisation to use t...
Ethylene oxide in foods, new european alert Alerts Ethylene oxide is largely used to sterilize materials and instruments used in surgery and for medical devices, but it is...