PFT are used in many products and industrial areas, such as lubricants, paints, textiles or coatings, due to their simultaneously grease-repellent and water-repellent properties. They can already be released into the environment during their manufacture or during the production of products containing PFT. As PFT do not occur naturally in nature, they are difficult to degrade and are suspected of causing cancer.

PFT remain in the environment for a very long time and are spread via rivers and seas. A high concentration in water poses a danger for the drinking water supply. In order to guarantee a harmless drinking water quality a regular control is inevitable.

The maximum residue levels for chlorpyriphos and chlorpyriphos-methyl will soon be lowered to the analytical limit of quantification, 0.01 mg/kg, because their approval was withdrawn.

With the publication of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1085 on July 23rd, 2020, this maximum residue level (MRL) will now be incorporated into the pesticide Regulation (EC) 396/2005.

This MRL enters into force on November 13th, 2020!

Our environmental laboratory in Berlin is now accredited according to DIN EN ISO 17025:2018! The team in Berlin has built up and established the laboratory for environmental analysis during the last year and has successfully passed several audits in 2020. It is now fully operational.

Press Release

ABF Pharmaceutical Services - Medical Drug Depot

• European authorities warn of imminent impact on clinical trial supply chains for companies running EU clinical trials

• QPs for batch release of Investigational Medical Products (IMPs) must be EU-based as of January 1, 2021

• Numerous ongoing and planned clinical studies are affected

• GBA Group Pharma offers solutions to the QP shortfall in post-Brexit Europe for healthcare companies worldwide

The German Fruit & Vegetable Congress will take place on 21. and 22.09.2020 at the Congress Center Düsseldorf. Due to Corona, the 10th event in this series will be held in a slightly different format. Nevertheless, the GBA Group, as a long-standing sponsoring partner, will again be there this year, presenting our services throughout the entire food supply chain. Further information on the DOGK will follow shortly.