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14th Rapid Methods Europe

FOCOS — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:05:36 +0000

Meet the FOCOS team at the 14th edition of the Rapid Methods Europe Conference! Bert Popping will chair two sessions: Scientific session: Food and feed integrity Final plenary session: Rapid analysis and diagnostics, what further? RME2022 is the 14th conference in the Rapid Methods Europe series dedicated to innovations and breakthroughs in rapid analysis & [...]

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AOAC Annual Meeting – Some Highlights Not To Be Missed

Bert Popping — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:48:52 +0000

AOAC International ventures down a news path due to corona. The AOAC Annual Meeting will take place virtually. Topics include food fraud, food allergens, cannabis and contaminants.

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EFSA Developed Pesticide Data Visualization Tool

Bert Popping — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:26:10 +0000

EFSA has released its latest pesticides report. Which products are in the focus? Which countries analyse the majority of samples, which countries found most samples above MRL?

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100 Seconds Food News – July 1, 2019

FOCOS — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:51:37 +0000

This week 100 Seconds Food News features EFSA pesticide report and an update of the listeria outbreak in the UK.

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100 Seconds Food News – May 9, 2019

FOCOS — Thu, 09 May 2019 08:01:04 +0000

100 Seconds Food News is a video format which brings you the essence of what is happening in the food business. See what's new today!

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Chinese Organic Products under Surveillance in Europe

Bert Popping — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:52:28 +0000

Organic produce imports are in the focus of the Surveillance Program of the European Commission. From Jan 1 to Dec 31 of this year, cereals, oil-plant products and Goji berries originating from China will undergo special inspections when arriving at any European port.

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Food Safety Analysis 2018 – Highlights

Bert Popping — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 21:40:35 +0000

The Food Safety Analysis 2018 conference in Singapore provided an update with numerous world-renown speakers from QUB, FERA, FOCOS, Eurofins, Intertek, GfL, Danone, Nestlé, Mars as well as excellent vendor talks from Agilent, Sciex, Phenomenex, Waters, Gerste, Restek, Merck, Shimadzu. Bruker, Axel Semrau, AnalytikJena.

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European Commission Agrees to Ban Neonicotinoids to Save Bees

FOCOS — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:32:24 +0000

European Regulation will ban three of the most used insecticides to help maintain the honeybee population. Ban will affect multi-billion dollar market of neonicotinoids.

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USDA Releases 2016 Pesticide Survey Data

Bert Popping — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:44:34 +0000

On February 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the annual pesticides data of 2016. The program surveyed more than 10000 samples, including fruits and vegetables, but also egg and milk.

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