Origin of the alert The first ethylene oxide alert was published on 09-09- 2020 by Belgium on the RASFF – Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed website, concerning sesame seeds in which ethylene oxide was found in a concentration of 30.1 ± 8.7 mg/kg – ppm – with the threshold being 0.05 mg/ kg

The Tentamus Group is proud to welcome ISEMED Srl to its international network of laboratories and service providers. ISEMED, based in Imola (BO), provides consulting services for the marketing market of medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics on the European and international market. The company’s customer group is made up of

In the food sector, microbiological analyses are part and parcel of the product verification and evaluation system as they provide useful information on hygiene in the production process, on the onset of potential health risks and on the healthiness of the final product. People working in the food sector need to monitor the hygienic-sanitary quality

Tentamus Group in Italy is carrying forward its editorial project, that aims to share know how, identify common points of interest and discussion related to technical, analytical, research and development matters. This commitment is considered crucial in a market in continuous change and that increasingly demands challenging requirements.   Enjoy!  

Fosetyl-Al is a systemic fungicide widely used in fruit and vegetables crops, characterized by considerable mobility and able to quickly penetrate into the plant tissue. As soon as fosetyl-Al is applied, it rapidly degrades into ethyl phosphonic acid and phosphonic (phosphorous) acid molecules. Precisely due to the particular nature of this active substance, Regulation (EC) 396/2005 specifies

The Tentamus Group is proud to welcome MK Analysis Laboratory to its international network of laboratories and service providers. Based in Città di Castello (Province of Perugia, Italy), the MK Laboratory offers services of chemical and microbiological analysis, consultancy and the design of thermal processes, guaranteeing valuable support to companies operating in the agri-food and

The Tentamus Group is proud to welcome C.A.I.M. Analysis Laboratory to its international network of laboratories and service providers.   Based in Follonica (Province of Grosseto, Italy), C.A.I.M. Laboratory offers chemical and microbiological analysis and consultation services, providing valuable support to companies operating in the agri-food, oenological and environmental sector.   C.A.I.M. is among the

Tentamus Group in Italy is increasingly widespread in the country and has just opened a new branch of Laemmegroup, located in Manerbio (BS) entirely focused on microbiology testing. The new office is located in an area of over 550 square meters and became also a logistics hub for all activities of storage and transit of

The laboratory Tentamus Agriparadigma has developed and validated a method for the determination of residues of glyphosate, its metabolite AMPA and gluphosinate in water in accordance with ISO 17025. The method has been used for the analysis of groundwater samples collected within a European monitoring project. What is glyphosate? Glyphosate is the most widely used

The analytical outcome is the result of more or less complex multiple steps whose variables may affect the final result. The growing attention of the European Community towards problems linked to food health and hygiene experienced an important acceleration in the 90s. With the advent of the single market, a new European law on food