The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the European Commissions Directorate-General Joint Research Centre hosts the European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM). One of its core tasks is to organize interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs) among...

Test methods for materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs are required to determine the concentration of residues of monomers in the materials themselves or to determine the concentration of individual or groups of substances in food (or food simulants) which have migrated from the food...

The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the European Commission's Directorate- General Joint Research Centre hosts the Community Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (CRL-FCM). One of its core tasks is to organize interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs) among appointed...

Bees are important pollinators. They are essential for agricultural production and have major influence on the biodiversity of plants. Beeswax is after honey the second most important commercial bee product with a global market size of more than half a billion Euros. Beeswax is secreted in small...

The agricultural element (EA) of certain processed agricultural products (PAPs) is an element of the tariff classification and the determination of import duties of imported products. Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 lays down provisions and analysis methods for certain parameters...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) organised a proficiency testing round (FCM-23/01) for the determination of the mass fraction of melamine and formaldehyde in food simulant B solutions, in support to Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1245. This...

In quest for ways to improve the competitiveness of the European farming businesses, farmers have long been encouraged to organise as associations or cooperatives. The continuous support provided within the Common Agricultural Policy for establishing and functioning of agricultural producers'...