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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Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has launched an open consultation on a draft guidance on the identity, characterisation and conditions of use of feed additives.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

EFSA has published today a Scientific Opinion on vector-borne diseases, available on this website.

As part of this Scientific Opinion, EFSA has also launched 36 interactive storymaps that provide user-friendly information on vector-borne diseases – f

The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Once all applications have been submitted

EFSA is looking for experts to renew its Scientific Panels.

Independent scientific advice on many issues along the entire food chain is indispensable. Experts in EFSA’s ten Scientific Panels and the Scientific Committee provide the majority of this v

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

As an experienced manager you will coordinate the scientific work of the Feed Unit – with a staff of around 20 persons - and the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, implementing the Unit’s work

Two new projects to support activities on the identification and characterization of emerging risks.

“DEMETER –DEtermination and MEthods of Emerging Risks”: a collaboration project to develop tools for automatic data retrieval and validation, integra

Food consumed in the European Union continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits, new figures show. The latest monitoring report published by EFSA reveals that more than 97% of food samples c

Eradication of bluetongue is very difficult and mass vaccination, followed by sensitive surveillance systems, will work best according to EFSA. Bluetongue is a vector-borne viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle and

If your research project can contribute to EFSA’s work (data collection, literature reviews, etc.) and your organisation is on their approved list, they want you to respond to their calls for proposals.

EFSA regularly awards grants or subsidies for p

EFSA has published its Annual Activity Report, presenting the results of its work carried out in 2016. From providing scientific risk assessments to implementing new methodologies and developing guidance documents, EFSA has addressed a wide range of

EFSA are looking for enthusiastic PhD researchers interested in food safety risk assessment and EFSA

Are you interested? Then this competition is for you. EFSA offers an opportunity for five PhD
researchers from Article 36 organisations working in a

Differently from other grant initiatives, Partnering Grants aim to promote capacity building at EU level through joint initiatives between two or preferably more organisations in different Member States, Norway and Iceland, enabling knowledge and exp

The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Once all applications have been submitted

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently proposed a simplified approach to food safety management in small retail businesses.

In the article below, Declan Bolton, member of the Knowledge Network Expert Group and the EFSA panel on Biological

Background: The present negotiated procedure relates to the 2016 EU Summary Report on zoonoses and food-borne outbr

SELECTION CRITERIA - TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY:

Requirement 1: The tenderer must be an organisation with experience in collection, collation, analyses and summarization of detailed and up-to-date intelligence on food labels and must be an o