JRC PLANS NEW LABORATORIES FOR FOOD CONTAMINATION CHECKS
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) Joint Research Centre (JRC) is opening three new reference laboratories this month (March 17) to monitor reliable testing of contaminated food items and animal feed. The new laboratories, at Geel, in Belgium, will test for heavy metals, mycotoxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), all key environmental health concerns. Their aim will be to raise pan-EU standards for detecting such contaminants, spreading good practice, as well as undertaking investigations.
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) Joint Research Centre (JRC) is opening three new reference laboratories this month (March 17) to monitor reliable testing of contaminated food items and animal feed. The new laboratories, at Geel, in Belgium, will test for heavy metals, mycotoxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), all key environmental health concerns. Their aim will be to raise pan-EU standards for detecting such contaminants, spreading good practice, as well as undertaking investigations.
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