This time it´s not (yet) the chocolate in the advent calendar in which residues of mineral oil were found. Only recently, infant milk powder / baby food (Foodwatch News 24th of October 2019) followed by vegan meat substitute products (ÖkoTest November 2019) showed residues of mineral oil.

GBA will be sharing a booth with awenko:360 at the annual “QM!” conference in Frankfurt am Main. On November 12th and 13th, 2019, the Behr’s Akademie will be hosting this event with informative presentations about the challenges in QM/QA for the food industry coming in the year 2020. Among other topics, they will be dealing with the new EU Controls Regulation and § 40 1.a of the German Food and Feed Code, as well as preventing food waste and other current topics.

At this year’s QM Practice Forum for Residues and Contaminants, hosted by the Behr’s Akademie in Frankfurt am Main on November 27th and 28th, 2019, GBA’s expert in this field, Dr. Steinhauer, will be holding a presentation titled: “Efficient Analysis: Dependable Results, Correct Interpretations, Avoiding Mistakes.” The event is focused on how to deal with residues and contaminants in the food industry reliably as well as processes in quality management and quality assurance.

Last week, our experts for fruit and vegetable analysis presented themselves at the German Fruit and Vegetable Conference (DOGK) in Düsseldorf, sharing a booth with awenko:360. The GBA Group provided information on a variety of topics, including the challenges involved in supply chain management, the requirements for residue analysis, as well as the latest developments in this field. By working together with awenko:360, we provide innovative and personalized consulting in the field of supply chain management, as well as a wide spectrum of services in the field of fruit and vegetable analysis.

This year, the GBA Group will once again be represented at the German Fruit and Vegetable Conference (Deutschen Obst and Gemüse Kongress – DOGK) in Düsseldorf on September 16th and 17th, 2019. The DOGK is an event for getting the latest information and networking, and it sparks new and important impulses for the German fruit and vegetable sector. The conference provides a great platform for making valuable business connections with a wide variety of partners throughout the entire supply chain of the fruit and vegetable sector.