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For example mycotoxines!

Gafta noted the Recommendation 553/2022 published by the EU for monitoring the presence of Alternaria toxins in all kind of food. The levels are set out for products as: sesame seed, sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, treenuts, cereal based foods for infants and young children. TLR performs over 20 mycotoxins and of course all three Alternariol (AOH), Alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) and Tenuazonic acid (TeA) parameters in our scope and TLR is able to help you with your analytical request. Want to know more about foodsafety? Let us know!

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded from research that some adverse effects on animals are related to the level of glucosinolates in their diet. In animal feed, glucosinolates are therefore considered 'harmful botanical contaminants'. The EU has included this in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1275/2013 of December 6, 2013. This regulation states that the maximum allowable concentration of glucosinolates in feed, with a moisture content of 12%, should be 30 mmol/kg. The operator should therefore be able demonstrate this for feed materials and compound feed.