ETO mystery solved: In 2020, Corona caused problems worldwide with the export of raw materials such as sesame. As a result of these export suspensions, certain commodities were fumigated with ETO for preservation in some countries of origin, such as India.

According to a PwC survey, the share of organic buyers has almost doubled since 2017. As a result, the demands on pesticide analysis have also increased on the lab-side. With over 30 years of experience in testing organic products for pesticide residues, the GBA Group is your lab-partner for organic and quality.

This year again we can look forward to the world's leading trade fair for organic food. Due to the current pandemic, BIOFACH / VIVANESS 2021 will not open its halls as a stationary trade fair, but will be held purely digitally from February 17 - 19, 2021.

Last year we were able to welcome numerous visitors at our booth and this year we are looking forward to welcoming you as a virtual visitor at the eSPECIAL.

In 2019, various nuts were tested for aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in a representative monitoring. Overall, elevated mycotoxin levels were only recorded in a few cases. The mycotoxins aflatoxin and ochratoxin A can already be produced during harvest and transport, but also during storage. Therefore, nuts should be analyzed before import. The GBA Group is your laboratory partner for conform sampling and mycotoxin analysis.

Lavetan, our site in Turnhout offers testing services to the food and livestock industry. Now Lavetan is putting nearly 800 square meters of new laboratory space to use for livestock analyses, with a focus on ELISA and PCR techniques.