The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SC PAFF) adopted maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in several products on October 19th, 2022. Affected are food for infants and young children, fruit juices and nectars, rice flour and rice drinks and salt. At the same time, existing maximum levels for milled, uncooked rice will be lowered further.

We are happy to announce that GBA GROUP will be exhibiting at this year's BIOFACH trade fair. Together with our two co-exhibitors HYGIENICUM and nuTIQ, we will be present in Nuremberg from February 14th - 17th 2023 under the motto "Let's talk about Food Safety Solutions".

On November 18th 2022 Axel Haack and Sharareh Tarimoradi were at the European Trade Meeting of the Waren-Verein of the Hamburg Stock Exchange. The association, which is rich in tradition, informs its members about current developments in national and European regulations as well as legislative procedures and also supports them in questions concerning trade policy, food law, customs issues, agricultural policy as well as environmental topics.

This year's event focused, among other things, on the topics of sustainability and transparency in supply chains. Producers and suppliers discussed ways to make supply chains sustainable and to provide transparent information to end consumers.

In an investigation by the Association for Consumer Information (Verein für Konsumenteninformation, VKI), 14 samples of packaged leafy vegetables (Vogerlsalat, Rucolo and leaf spinach) were analyzed with regard to their microbiological condition.

From the results it can be seen that 8 of the 14 samples showed considerable hygienic deficiencies. These were due to a high load of yeasts or molds. Two of the products in particular stood out in a particularly negative way due to a grassy and fermented odor during sensory testing.

Have your products reliably checked for sensory and microbiological contamination.

Lupins (Lupinus spp.) belong to the legume family (Fabaceae) and are herbaceous plants growing up to 4.5 meters high. With up to 50% high-quality protein in dry matter, lupins are more than just an alternative to soybeans. In cultivation, they require little fertilization, little sun, loosen soils and bind atmospheric nitrogen.

For this reason, lupins are not only a popular raw material as animal feed, but are also increasingly used in the food industry. For example, the (ground) seeds of lupins are often used in bread and baked goods, confectionery, ice cream products, fried foods or even as a caffeine-free hot drink.