EURLs for Residues of Veterinary Medicinal Products 
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Technical Workshop of the EURL Berlin on 3 December 2024
As announced during the joint EURL-Workshop in May, the EURL Berlin will hold a technical Workshop as a one-day online-Workshop in the last quarter of 2024. This technical Workshop has now been announced to take place on 3 December 2024 via the meeting platform WebEx. The invitations to the NRLs and the Workshop programme have been sent out.
Consolidated Version of CIR 2021/808 available
The consolidated version of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808 is now available. This version has been amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2052, adopted on July 30, 2024.
Explore the Latest EU Reports on Food Safety, Animal Health, and Plant Protection
The European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs) would like to point out the release of two recent reports from the European Commission. The European Commission’s Report on the Overall Operation of Official Controls in Member States (2022) highlights recent efforts of national authorities in ensuring compliance with food and feed laws, as well as animal health, welfare, and plant protection regulations. The 2023 Annual Report of the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) underscores the value of cross-border cooperation in managing food safety risks. These reports emphasize the importance of robust official controls and international collaboration in safeguarding public health across the EU. We encourage all stakeholders to review these reports to gain further insights into the critical work being done to maintain high standards of food safety and health across Europe.
Euroresidue Grants
The former Euroresidue foundation has made available a one-time funding to contribute to the field of food safety for the following:
- Short internships at renowned food safety institutes
- Training courses in the field of food safety
- Travel grants for relevant conferences and workshops
The application is open to representatives from academia and food safety institutes/laboratories. Priority will be given to low and middle-income countries from Africa, Asia and South America.
See flyer for application.
Deadline for applications is 1st January 2025.
New Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2052
On July 30, 2024, the European Commission adopted the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2052, which amends the previous Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808. This new regulation expands the scope and updates the performance criteria for analytical methods used to detect residues of pharmacologically active substances in food-producing animals.
New template for isochronous stability studies
The EURL Berlin now offers an Excel template for isochronous stability studies. Apart from a short tutorial on isochronous studies, the worksheet combines the study plan, the measurement results, an optional statistical evaluation and a summary. You may download the template and an example here.
Update: Joint EURL-Workshop in Berlin 21-23 May 2024
This year, the annual Workshop in Berlin will be organised as a joint Workshop of the 3 EURLs for Residues (ANSES, BVL and WFSR). The Workshop will take place from 21 to 23 May 2024 in Berlin (on-site). Further information will follow by e-mail.
BETA0324: Registration now open
Starting from today until 26 February 2024 eligible laboratories are asked to register for the upcoming proficiency test on the determination of beta-agonists in lung and liver. More information is available here.
2024 EURL Berlin Proficiency Tests
The EURL Berlin is planning to organise two proficiency tests in 2024. Scheduled for the first and second quarter is a proficiency test on beta-agonists in tissue (liver and lung). The participants will be provided with 3-4 test items produced from incurred samples.
For the third and fourth quarter we are planning a proficiency test on avermectins in bovine milk. For this PT we are also producing 3-4 samples from incurred material.
Laboratories eligible for participation in any of the PTs will be contacted in due time regarding the registration process.
STRD1023: Change of deadline
Since the sample shipment for STRD1023 took an unexpectedly long time the deadline for result submission will be pushed to 01 December 2023. Should we find any evidence for analyte depletion, we will take action so that the proficiency assessment is not affected.
Due to a request by a participant the deadline for result submission for the proficiency test STRD1023 has been postponed to 08 December 2023.