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.

It is our great pleasure to announce that LKF – Laboratorium für Klinische Forschung GmbH - has reorganized the board of directors with the beginning of the new year: Dr. Gerrit Schoenicke, MD and Dr. Volker El-Samalouti have taken over the role as managing directors and, together with Bärbel Wilke, they will be responsible for the ongoing development of the company. Former managing director Uwe Troge will remain responsible as an authorized signatory.

DCONex in Essen is a specialist congress with an accompanying exhibition on the subject of pollutant management. On January 19th and 20th 2022, interested parties and technical personnel can inform themselves and exchange technical information on a variety of topics.

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.