Food Newsletter
The Eurofins Group publishes a Food Testing newsletter, presenting new services and analytical techniques, research projects, major events and other related topics. The newsletter is published 3 times per year.
Below are the latest newsletters, feel free to look at the archive of newsletters
Newsletter Nr38
ARTICLES:
• The fourth pillar of food safety - Environmental monitoring - By Dr. Douglas Marshall, Eurofins Scientific, USA
• Inspection of goods at origin – prerequisite for proper purchasing decisions - By Dr. Werner Nader and Silke Heimbecher, Eurofins Global Control GmbH, Germany
• Monitoring the geographical origin of olive oil using stable isotope analyses - By Eric Jamin, Eurofins Analytics, France
• Mycotoxins and toxic plant alkaloids: recent developments - By Dr. Scarlett Biselli, Nadja Fluechter and Dr. Susanne Rathjen, Eurofins WEJ Contaminants, Germany
• DNA analysis of food and feed: it’s not only about genetic modification - By Philipp Hauri, Eurofins GeneScan, Germany
NEWS items:
• Dioxins, furans and PCBs in food – new EU regulations
• Rapid analysis of pesticides in fresh fruits & vegetables
• New regulations concerning transgenic rice (GMO) from China
• Food allergen labelling – action levels are coming!
• Eurofins Conferences business launches FocalPoint Webinar Services in May 2012
Newsletter Nr37
ARTICLES:
- Determination of mineral oil hydrocarbons
- Antibiotic residues in dried distillers grains and other fermentation by-products
- New method for direct determination of glycidyl esters using LC-MS
- Analysis of heavy metals in food and feed at ultra low levels
- Eurofins Nantes becomes the largest single-site independent food testing laboratory in the world
In brief:
- New regulation on food packaging from plastics
- EU: ECJ decided on GM presence in honey
- New maximum levels for PAHs
- Meet Eurofins at FI Europe in ParisNewsletter Nr36
ARTICLES:
- Radioactivity testing
- Alkyl esters - a new parameter for the assessment of extra virgin olive oil
- Calculating Information from Analytical Data
- Identification and characterisation of off-flavours in foods by means of integrated sensory and SPME/GC-MS analysis
- Screening for pharmaceuticals and anabolic steroids
In brief:
- E. coli outbreak in Germany
- Pre-harvest analysis of Indian grapes
- EU: 0.1% GMO threshold in feed
- GMOs in feed New EU guidance values for AcrylamideNewsletter Nr35
ARTICLES:
- GM Soy – New upcoming modified soybeans require new test strategie
- Tracing the origin of chemical compounds from natural sources using stable isotope ratio analysis
- Detection of atropine and scopolamine as contaminants of food
- Hydrocarbon contaminants in seafoods post-spill
- Seven at once - Eurofins Analytik in Hamburg introduces a multi-allergen screening method by mass spectrometry
In brief:
- Eurofins International Seminar 2011
- New Eurofins Service Centre in TurkeyNewsletter Nr34
ARTICLES:
- Food testing under GMP - food and pharmaceuticals
- Differentiation of inorganic and organic arsenic in food and feed
- Pesticide residue analysis in dried fruits
- Sample Preparation Robot for Mycotoxin Analysis production
- Competence in monitoring persistent chemicals Analysis of 24 “Stockholm-POPs” and more at Eurofins GfA
In brief:
- Eurofins International Seminar 2011
- EU recommendation on monitoring of ergot alkaloids
- Opening of Eurofins Food Laboratory in Des Moines (USA)
- Access the Eurofins laboratories from your desk
!!!NEW SECTION: COMING EVENTS!!!Newsletter Nr33
- Food profiling by high resolution 1H-NMR analysis - New frontier of authenticity testing
- Food allergens in the focus
- Determination of endosulfan in soybeans
- Implication of new GM-Rice varieties for food and feed production
- Hexanal - a parameter for the assessment of spiced oils
In brief:
- European Union consolidates plastic legislation
- Nanotechnology – Opening Pandora’s box?
- New multi method for the determination of veterinary drug residues in meat and fish
- Monitoring of perfluoroalkylated substances in foodNewsletter Nr32
- Pesticide analysis on samples from the farm – Innovative control measures allow shipment of fresh and tested produce.
- Eurofins Conference and Training Centre - Creating Customer Value through Knowledge Sharing.
- Stevia sweeteners.
- Carbon 13 SNIF-NMR: New frontier of authenticity testing.
- News about PAH analysis in food.
In brief:
- Superfruits: are they authentic?
- New rapid preparation method for salmonella detection by PCR
- Eurofins International Seminar - 18th editionNewsletter Nr31
- Carotenoids in foodstuffs
- Allergens analysis by mass spectrometry
- High quality pesticide residue analysis on fruit and vegetables with very short turn-around times
- 3-MCPD- and glycidol fatty acid ester in oils and fats
- Sensory evaluation - An important part of the toolbox for food testing
- In brief: GMO in linseed samples; Eurofins’ acquisition in the US; Eurofins builds new microbiology laboratory in Brazil; Eurofins at BioFach 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany; Eurofins 18th International Seminar: Food Safety Solutions.
Newsletter Nr30
- New developments in dietary fibre analyses
- Importing food and feed from China - Risk reduction opportunities
- Checking the geographical origin of olive oil
- Efficient new multi-matrix method for GMO
- Consumer magazines check the quality of honey
- In brief: New maximum levels of heavy metals have been set in food supplements - Guidelines for the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms - Dietary Fibre Conference 2009 - Eurofins will be present!
Newsletter Nr29
- Risk minimization of food importsby supply chain control
- Eurofins has developed a New Authenticity Test for Thai Jasmine rice
- Analysis of food products by Near Infrared techniques
- Declaration of Compliance for Food Packaging
- Validation of health claims using isotopic tracers
- News in Brief: Eurofins China awarded ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation - Eurofins present at the PLMA fair in Amsterdam - Eurofins’ technical seminars on juices
Newsletter Nr28
- Analytical detection of melamine in food and feed products,
- AFLP: DNA-based quality control of production strains in the beer industry
- Shelf life testing of food products
- New release of Eurofins OnLine launched in UK
- Confirming the origin and authenticity of rice
- News in BriefNewsletter Nr27
- Food labelling
- Measuring sensory quality and consumer acceptance
- New maximum residue levels of pesticides in the European Union
- Acrylamide analysis Global agreement between Novozymes and Eurofins
- News in Brief: Eurofins Food Netherlands organizes Carbohydrate Congress in November; Eurofins doubles the size of its Nantes laboratories; Eurofins Norsk Matanalyse awarded proficiency testing contractNewsletter Nr26
Esters of MCPD found in fats, oils and foods
New cGMPs covering dietary supplements
Customized development of DNA-based methods and kits
Veterinary drugs still in the EU Rapid Alerts for animal products
Early prevention for reduced phytosanitary treatments
News in Brief: Di-isobutylphthalate (DiBP) found in foods; Eurofins Analytik GmbH in Germany appointed as GAFTA referee laboratory; Eurofins buys food testing laboratory in Norwich (UK); Allergens: monitoring production line cleansing;Qualis has joined Eurofins Group in ItalyNewsletter Nr25
- European Union regulates plasticisers in food
- Brominated POPs need regular monitoring
- Detection of extraneous materials in foodstuffs: the Filth Test
- Detecting GMO contamination in vegetables
News in Brief: Belnovamann (Slovakia,Czech Republic, South Poland) has joined the Eurofins Group; Dioxin and PCP in guar gum; Analycen part of Eurofins Group; Market leader in Scandinavia; Detection of proteins and other by-products of ruminant origin
Newsletter Nr24
- Authentifood: a new system for Brand Protection
- Dietary fibre and its analytical methods
- Recalls of pet food after detection of melamine
- Juice Asia and World Juice 2007 – comprehensive analytical solutions for a global industry
- News in Brief: - Standardised method for dioxin analysis of mineral feed ; New Eurofins competency for chemical residues and microbiology in the U.S. (Eurofins Central Analytics ; Planting of genetically modified Organisms and Analysis)