Cocotea 2019
At the fifth international conference for coffee, cocoa and tea, industry and research met for a three-day technical exchange. QSI was represented at the event by Arne Dübecke and Annika Ho ... Continued
New Book The Honey
We would like to introduce the eagerly anticipated english edition of the book „The Honey“ by Helmut Horn and Cord Lüllmann. Honey is one of nature’s most valuable raw materials & ... Continued
QSI celebrates – Pink Party
QSI GmbH had every reason to celebrate last weekend: In addition to the presentation of the two new buildings, the merger of Diapharm Oldenburg and QSI Bremen, under the umbrella of the Tent ... Continued
Psicose: first experience with new marker for adulteration
There are many ways to adulterate honey and it is becoming more and more difficult to find out about the fraud. We have therefore broaden our scope of analysis for the authenticity testing o ... Continued
QSI newsletter
We inform you regularly about the technical and content-related challenges for the analysis of honey and other bee products, agave syrup, coffee, cocoa, tea and hemp products – also me ... Continued
Fake test reports
Due to current events, we would like to inform you that fake test reports, allegedly issued by QSI GmbH, are in circulation. As you know, you always receive our test reports as a PDF documen ... Continued
ISO meeting in Paris
As part of her activities for the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), CEO Gudrun Beckh attended the second meeting of the ISO/TC34/SC19 Group and the first meeting of the Working Gro ... Continued
IHC meeting in Malta
Gudrun Beckh attended the “International Symposium on Bee Products 5th Edition & The Annual Meeting of the International Honey Commission” in Malta from 7 to 10 May 2019. In ... Continued
Fact Sheet – Glyphosate
What is glyphosate? Glyphosate (marketed by Monsanto as Roundup) has been used as a non-selective herbicide in many countries worldwide since 1974. Glyphosate has become the focus of attenti ... Continued
Indication of the country of origin of food – what changes will the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 bring?
The new Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/775 regulates the indication of country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food according to Article 26 o ... Continued