Tagi Oferty: food contaminants

MOSH, POSH and MOAH

Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) are complex chemical mixtures. They are mainly MOAH – mineral oils, consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, and MOSH – mineral oils, which are mixtures of saturated hydrocarbons. The presence of these substance in food products is a threat to consumer safety and should therefore be monitored. At J.S. Hamilton, we perform MOSH and MOAH determination for food and packaging products.

The issue regarding the presence of mineral oils in food first emerged as a result of research conducted in a laboratory in Zurich, which showed the presence of certain types of mineral oils in dry food stored in packaging made of paper and cardboard. Furthermore, in 2012, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an opinion in which it considered exposure to MOSH to be of concern and exposure to MOAH to be of particular concern.

Sources of mineral oil (MOH) contamination in food include migration from packaging (recycled paper, release of printing inks, use of mineral oils in the manufacture of plastics), use of jute or sisal bags, food additives such as anti-caking agents, contamination on processing lines (lubricants, diesel) or contamination during harvesting (agricultural machinery).

Mineral oils are harmful to health and accumulate mainly in fatty and dry foods. In the human body, they accumulate in internal organs, can lead to damage to the liver, heart valve and lymph nodes, and their consumption increases the risk of cancer.

In 2017, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2017/84 of 16 January 2017 was published, which required Member States to monitor the presence of mineral oils in food (fats and oils, bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, confectionery and pastry products, grains for human consumption, nuts, cured meats, fish and canned fish, confectionery products including cocoa and chocolate, ice cream and desserts, oilseeds, legumes) as well as in food contact materials.

The work on setting rules regulating the presence of mineral oils in food and in food contact materials and articles at EU level is still ongoing. In August 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture notified an updated version of the draft mineral oil regulation to the European Commission – discussions are still underway.

J.S. Hamilton Poland laboratories perform MOSH and MOAH determination by accredited method using HPLC-GC-FID in continuous mode in food, paper and board packaging and plastics.

Contact our team today to schedule your tests with us – or to learn more about mineral oils monitoring.

Trainings

ABOUT TRAINING COURSES

J.S. Hamilton Poland conducts prestigious seminars, trainings, workshops and laboratory classes aimed at the food, cosmetics and household chemistry, packaging and environmental protection sectors. The participants of training courses can be: technologists, quality and laboratory workers, production department employees, personnel responsible for quality and product safety, managers and employees of legal or marketing departments. Everyone can raise their professional competence, improve work efficiency and better prepare themselves to carry out their professional tasks at a relatively low cost of training. J.S. Hamilton Poland is registered in the Register of Training Institutions (RIS) and the Database of Development Services – PARP, which allows the participants of our training courses to obtain co-financing of training from public funds.

Moreover, the competence of the trainers and the quality of the trainings conducted have been confirmed by the ISO 9001: 2015-10 Certificate in the scope of training and development and consulting services.

AREAS OF TRAINING

Our offer includes training in areas such as:

  • Food safety and quality, including training courses and workshops covering: sensory evaluation, microbiological testing, allergen and GMO analysis, food safety management systems, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC, BRC and IFS systems for retail chains, commodity and food quality training;
  • feed safety, the implementation of HACCP procedures, the GMP+ system, the legal aspects of trade in feed and provisions relating to its labeling;
  • Packaging, including: training on BRC food packaging safety, global and specific migration, eco-design, life cycle and packaging recycling;
  • Cosmetics, including: training and workshops on sensory and microbiological analysis of cosmetics, legal requirements for safe use and labeling of cosmetic preparations;
  • Environmental protection, including: training and workshops on sewage sludge management, packaging waste management, municipal tasks in the field of environmental protection, charges for using the environment;
  • Chemicals and petroleum products, including: training in liquid fuel sampling light fuel oil sampling, test methods for fuel oil and liquid fuels, quantity accounting for fuel oil.

TRAINING STAFF

Training courses are conducted by lecturers drawn from our own staff, using their extensive knowledge and experience. We also invite experts and auditors of leading certification companies, employees of consulting companies from Poland and abroad to give lectures.

The mission of our company is to take care of the welfare of our customers by satisfying the educational needs of the participants of our seminars and training courses and by organising training courses at the highest level.

TRAINING PACKAGES

We offer training packages, covered by a special discount, which will allow you to obtain the necessary knowledge in a given subject. After each training included in the package you receive a certificate confirming your participation in the training, and completion of the whole package guarantees obtaining a specialist certificate.

CLOSED TRAINING

In order to meet the expectations of our clients, we organise training adapted to the needs and specificity of the company. Each training included in the training schedule can be realised as a closed training on customer’s request. This also applies to training courses which are not listed in the training schedule.

Training courses and workshops are organised at a time and location determined by the client. Programs are usually priced according to the number of days and the number of participants so that the company can save considerable sums of money in the case of larger groups and reduce travel and accommodation costs by organising the training at its own premises. Each participant receives training materials. The training ends with a certificate or attestation confirming the highest quality of training.

QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT ACADEMY J.S.HAMILTON POLAND

The Training and Audit Department of J.S. Hamilton Poland also invites for a cycle of training courses, which in a comprehensive way prepares present and future employees of quality departments of food industry companies for the role of managers responsible for the development, implementation and improvement of food and packaging safety and quality management systems.

In one semester (165 hours), students of the Academy acquire knowledge in the areas of food contaminants, sensory analysis, packaging regulations, quality management system requirements and food safety. Our lecturers, experienced auditors and managers of quality departments in food industry companies, share their practical knowledge with the students on how to carry out and document audits and interpret legal provisions.