Food Contact Materials - Waiting for the new EU legislation? Packaging For several years now, there has been talk about the evaluation of the current Framework Regulation on Food Contact Mate...
Sensory lab: new investments in Mérieux NutriSciences Italy Services Mérieux NutriSciences Italy continues to invest in the Sensory Division. No longer just Food! Over the last few years, o...
Nitrosamine alerts: on 20 may 2022, EMA updated the Q&A documents on nitrosamine impurities Pharmaceuticals 20 May 2022 - EMA/409815/2020 Rev.9 EMA has updated the document “Questions and answers for marketing authorisation hold...
Analysis of monacolins in food supplements and raw materials Services Following the scientific opinion on the safety consumption of monacolins in red yeast rice (RYR) delivered by the Panel...
Titanium dioxide: feed recall date approaching! Food Based on EFSA's negative opinion of 5 May 2021 on the safety of use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in animal feed, feed mate...
EFSA put on hold the Cannabidiol (CBD) novel food evaluations Novel Food Cannabidiol is a substance that can be obtained from Cannabis sativa L. plants and be synthesised chemically as well. CB...
PFAS: emerging and persistent contaminants News Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, are a family of nearly 5,000 synthetic chemicals manufactured. These substanc...
Scientific writing: Nanotechnology strategies for the insulin oral delivery Scientific Writing Federico Benetti – Executive Director at ECSIN LAB, a Mérieux NutriSciences Company - has been involved in the publicati...
Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) levels in food, including food for infants and young children, in EU settled Packaging Last week it was published the Summary report of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed Section Novel...
Phthalates in Food contact materials News Phthalates form a family of synthetic chemicals with a wide variety of uses, ranging from consumer to industrial product...
European Pesticides processing factors guide 2022 Pesticides Pesticides residue levels strongly depend on the processing of food prior to consumption. This effect can be accounted f...
Transglutaminase in meat and meat products, regulation and analysis in the EU News Microbial transglutaminase (TG) is an enzyme isolated on an industrial scale from Streptomyces mobaraensis. Technical TG...
Extractables & Leachables case study - Extractables study on filters for pharmaceutical manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Once again, our expertise goes beyond packaging. Extractables can be obtained not only from the packaging system of the...
Glyphosate in Europe - EFSA and ECHA update timelines for assessments News Glyphosate is one of the most widely used active substances in pesticides to prevent unwanted plant growth around plante...
FAO/WHO Experts evaluate E.coli (STEC) control measures Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are an important cause of food-borne disease. Infections can result in a w...
Ukraïne Shortage and pesticide residues The impact of Russia's aggression on EU-Russia and EU-Ukraine trade in agri-food products has been immediate. Ukraine no...