With Regulation (EU) 2022/63 amending Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 with regard to the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171), the ban in food will apply from 07.08.2022. Titanium dioxide is a widely used whitening agent and is used for the optical enhancement of industrially produced food.

Food must meet a wide range of requirements before it can be sold to consumers. Like the BVL in Germany, we at the GBA Group also ensure food safety at manufacturer level worldwide. Particularly important here is the analysis of maximum residue levels. This is the only way to ensure the safety of a food product.

The new year gets off to a healthy start with a theme week celebrating "German Apple Day”. No other fruit is as popular in Germany as the apple. On average, every German consumes around 9kg of apples a year - the equivalent of almost 60 apples.

In the course of the EU Greendeal, maximum levels for perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in certain foods, are to be newly included in Regulation (EC) 1881/2006.

New Regulation (EU) 2021/2142 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of opium alkaloids in certain foodstuffs.