[Monitoring of contamination of foodstuffs with elements noxious to human health. Part II. Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruits, nuts, rice, soybeans, fish and seafood].

Results of the 5-years cycle (2004-2008) monitoring investigations on food contamination with elements noxious to human health, involving testing of mineral waters and soft drinks (226 samples), fruits (467 samples), rice (234 samples), soybeans (236 samples), nuts and peanuts (237 samples), fish and seafood (237 samples) are discussed. The parties involved in testing were: laboratories of State Sanitary Inspection and the national reference laboratory of the Department of Food and Consumer Articles Research of National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene. The reported metals contents did not give rise to health concerns, remaining generally below the levels set forth in food legislation and being comparable with contamination levels reported in other European countries; and for cadmium--often lower.

[Monitoring of contamination of foodstuffs with elements noxious to human health. Part I. Wheat cereal products, vegetable products, confectionery and products for infants and children (2004 year)].

The testing of products of wheat cereal (310 samples), vegetable (418 samples), confectionery (439 samples) and 952 samples of products for infants and children has initiated the 5-years cycle of monitoring investigations on food contamination with elements noxious to human health planned to perform in 2004-2008. The parties involved in testing were: laboratories of State Sanitary Inspection collecting samples on all over the territory of Poland, both from retail market (of domestic origin as well as imported) and directly from producers; the national reference laboratory of the Department of Food and Consumer Articles Research of National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene responsible for elaboration of official food control and monitoring plans to be approved by Chief Sanitary Inspectorate and for the substantive supervising of tests performance. The reported metals contents were not of health concern and generally below the levels set forth in food legislation.

[Expected change of direction in Polish law regarding cosmetics].

In connection with adaptation of Polish law to UE regulations, new Polish Act on cosmetics was published. There were also prepared regulations concerning: lists the substances forbidden to be used in cosmetics, permitted to be used in cosmetics only with restrictions, allowed colouring agents, preservatives and UV filters, rules of non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling, establishing National System for Informing about Cosmetics and methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products. Publication in Official Journal of the European Union L.

[Supervision of cosmetic products].

In connection with adaptation of Polish law to UE regulations, there were presented rules of supervision organisation over cosmetic products in Poland and supervision in selected Member States. There were also shown problems, that appear the most often during supervision. Present day, in Poland supervision over cosmetics is made in two-stage way.

[Hygienic evaluation and analytical methods for the silicon rubber rubber intended to come into contact with food. Part I. Determination of the migration of the soluble substances into the aqueous model fluids].

The review of the regulations for the silicon rubber intended to come into contact with food in some European countries and USA was performed. On the basis of these regulations the principles of the hygienic evaluation and the analytical models for the testing of silicon rubber and elastomers contacting with food in Poland was presented. The testing include: sensoric analysis; migration of the soluble substances into aqueous model fluids; volatile substances; hardeners; catalyzers; migration of certain heavy metals; N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatables.