Every year, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) presents a report on pesticide residues in food on the European market. The data is collected on a sample basis and checked and validated by the EU member states. The figures for 2020 have now been published.

May 21st is World Tea Day and we would like to use this opportunity to give you an insight into our analytical work on tea. We check the quality and safety and analyze, among other things, residues, contaminants, but also value-determining ingredients.

From May 18 - 19, 2022, we will be there together with nuTIQ and Hygienicum. This time the event will take place with the motto "Towards Green Deal".

Phosmet is used as an active ingredient in plant protection products and is used, for example, in the rapeseed harvest in Europe. While plant protection products containing Phosmet are already banned in Germany, this regulation will now apply throughout Europe from May 01, 2022. Plant protection products containing Phosmet will then no longer receive approval.

The European Union (EU) Pesticide Renewal Monitor No. 11 is a document that provides an overview of active ingredients that are currently undergoing or are scheduled for the periodic active ingredient renewal in the European Union. It is prepared based on publicly available information.