26 dietary supplements for children were tested. The products are mostly too high in dosage, which can lead to undesirable effects. Consequences can be headaches, nausea or fatigue. Overdoses are made in dietary supplements, because the vitamins can degrade, but in connection with the declaration, no consumer deception may arise.

SO2 is one of the most commonly used food preservatives in the EU. ECHA is planning a re-evaluation and EFSA has been consulted to determine provisional Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) groups of the food additives sulfur dioxide (E 220), sodium sulfite (E 221), sodium bisulfite (E 222), sodium metabisulfite (E 223), potassium metabisulfite (E 224), calcium sulfite (E 226), calcium bisulfite (E 227) and potassium bisulfite (E 228).

While the demand for pork, beef and veal has fallen in Europe over the past 25 years, the craving for poultry is on the rise. At the same time, the quality of chicken meat sometimes leaves room for improvement. Especially hygiene and microbiological indicators like Salmonella, Campylobacter and antibiotic resistant germs were tested.

New Regulation (EU) 2021/1098 amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for 24-epibrassinolide, Allium cepa L. bulb extract, cyflumetofen, fludioxonil, fluroxypyr, sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, sodium o-nitrophenolate and sodium p-nitrophenolate in or on certain products. These changes shall apply from 27.07.2021.

At their conference at the beginning of the year, the Standing Committee passed draft regulations for changing the maximum levels for ergot alkaloids, ergot sclerotia, and tropane alkaloids. The amendments will be adopted in the EU Contaminant Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006.