The declining trend of salmonellosis cases in the EU has levelled off according to the annual report on zoonotic diseases published today.
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EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are inviting interested parties to comment on the draft guidance document for identifying endocrine disruptors under EU legislation for pesticides and biocides.
The Annual Report on EFSA’s Activities on Emerging Risks in 2016 has been published and is available online here.
The main objectives of EFSA’s activities on emerging risks are: (i) to carry out activities aiming at identifying emerging risks in the
The first European food safety risk assessment fellowship programme (EU-FORA) was successfully launched last September with the opening of EFSA’s Executive Director of the three weeks induction training for the 15 selected fellows coming from 11 diff
The following Call for Proposals (grant) was published and recently updated on the EFSA website:
GP/EFSA/NUTRI /2017/01 - "Entrusting Preparatory Work for the Safety Assessment on Novel Foods and Traditional Foods from Third Countries”.
The aim of th
EFSA is pleased to announce that the next generation platform for the EFSA Journal is now available.
From Wednesday 4 October onwards, EFSA Journal users will be automatically redirected to the new journal landing page at http://efsa.onlinelibrary.wi
The following Call for Proposals (grant) has been today launched and published on the EFSA website:
Call for proposals reference: GP/EFSA/PRAS/2017/02 – Tasking Grants – Entrusting new preparatory tasks falling within the mission of the EFSA Pesticid
EFSA’s EU-FORA initiative is up and running. The fellowship programme supports the building of the EU’s scientific assessment capacity and knowledge community. It gives early and mid-career scientists the opportunity to increase their expertise in fo
Deadline for sending applications: 8 September 2017 at midnight (local time, CET).
The text of this call is available in all EU official languages in the Official Journal of the European Union here.
- Are you an experienced scientist seeking to make
The following Call for Proposals (grant) has been launched and published on the EFSA website:
Call for proposals reference: GP/EFSA/BIOCONTAM /2017/01 – Tasking Grants –Bioinformatic support for WGS data analyses of zoonotic microorganisms
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Public consultation on the draft scientific opinion on Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods and the risk for human health in the EU
EFSA has launched an open consultation on its draft scientific opinion on Listeria monocytogenes
GP/EFSA/NUTRI/2017/01 – Tasking Grants - Entrusting preparatory work for the safety assessment on Novel Foods and Traditional Foods from third countries
Novel foods (NF) are foods and food ingredients that have not been used for human consumption to
EFSA recently launched its OpenFoodTox database of chemical hazards in food and feed. The database is a rich source of toxicological information for risk assessment that can potentially support the reduction of animal testing.
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has launched an open consultation on a draft guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms. This document propose
An outbreak of a new serovar of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica with antigenic formula 11:z41:e,n,z15, initially detected in Greece, affected 47 individuals in five European Union countries (the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg and
Existing safe levels for nitrites and nitrates intentionally added to meat and other foods are sufficiently protective for consumers, EFSA has concluded after re-evaluating their safety. Consumer exposure to nitrites and nitrates as food additives is
If your research project can contribute to EFSA’s work (data collection, literature reviews, etc.) and your organisation is on our approved list, we want you to respond to our calls for proposals.
EFSA regularly awards grants or subsidies for project
The objective of these guidelines is to provide a framework to assist decision-making about appropriate communications approaches in a wide variety of situations that can occur when assessing and communicating on risks related to food safety in Europ
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has launched an open consultation on a draft guidance on the identity, characterisation and conditions of use of feed additives. This document proposes guidance to appl