On December 14, 2023, two new sampling regulations were published in the official gazette! Sampling Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2782 for Mycotoxins and Sampling Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2783 for Plant Toxin Content in Food will come into effect on January 4, 2024, and be applicable from […]
Swift Inclusion of Parameters in the Accredited Scope! We’re thrilled to announce that LVA is pioneering a game-changing improvement in pesticide analysis. In the past, getting accreditation for new analytes used to take over a year, but we’ve managed to slash that down to just […]
Since August 15, 2023, an expanded list of declarable allergenic fragrance substances for cosmetic products has been in effect according to EU Regulation 2023/1545 – a milestone for increased transparency and security, but also a challenge for all producers. The previously existing list of 26 […]
LVA has decades of experience in the field of residue analysis and has been accredited according to ISO 17025 since 1999. We have more than met the high requirements and are therefore allowed to make a significant contribution to the successful implementation of these laboratory […]
Mr. Philip Siegel has been working as Managing Director of LVA GmbH since September 2022. He originally comes from the sector of food production, most recently as Managing Director at Vivatis subsidiary Senna Nahrungsmittel, and is an insider of the industry. His career began in […]
Yesterday our head of IT Mario Fridrichovsky had the great task to donate equipment no longer usable for us for a good cause to the association “PCs für alle“. We always keep our IT equipment up to date. Thus, we regularly accumulate some older computers […]
A recent product test by Ökotest shows: 19 out of 20 butter samples tested are contaminated with mineral oil residues in the form of MOSH or MOAH. One butter is particularly worrying – the concentration in this butter is higher than ever before measured in […]
Due to increased reports of elevated levels of Ochratoxin A in certain foodstuffs in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF), new maximum levels have been set in various product groups by Regulation (EU) 2022/1370. Affected by this are among others Cereals and bakery products – […]
Isabel Weissmann is the very first participant to successfully complete this course and was impressed with the expertise she was offered and how many options she had when putting together her personal, tailor-made FSE course. Congratulations! LVA has launched the Food Safety Expert training this […]
Wanzenböck: LVA – champion in food safety, initates the next phase of customer oriented growth Mag.Dr. Eva-Maria Wanzenböck, EMBA will take over the management of LVA GmbH from April 1st 2022. The founder Dr. Michael Garnter in his new role as LVA´s President will focus […]