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EFSA assessed the relevance of seaweed and halophyte consumption to the dietary exposure to heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and the iodine intake in the European population. Based on sampling years 2011–2021, there were 2,0
EFSA has recently published a new call for Data Quality Officer. The deadline for applications is 28 February.
EFSA is looking for a highly Data Quality Officer to play a central role in shaping EFSA’s learning and development plan for its staff and
EFSA is looking for Seconded National Experts (SNE) to join the Communications (COM) Unit of EFSA in Parma, Italy. The person selected will work on EFSA’s scientific publishing programme as the EFSA Journal embarks on an exciting phase of development
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The impact of dry-ageing of beef and wet-ageing of beef, pork and lamb on microbiological hazards and spoilage bacteria was examined and current practices are described. As ‘standard fresh’ and wet-aged meat use similar processes these were
Aged meat does not pose any additional risks compared to fresh meat if it is aged under controlled conditions, EFSA experts concluded in a scientific opinion released today.
Meat ageing is a process during which microbes and enzymes act upon the meat
The objective of the call is to provide support services for the phases of expert knowledge elicitation (EKE) as input into EFSA outputs using EFSA's expert knowledge elicitation methods, but also any other EKE method with a defined protocol, dependi
While the number of HPAI virus detections in sea bird breeding colonies came down since the previous reporting period (June to September 2022), the number of cases in water birds and poultry has increased. The rise in the number of outbreaks in poult
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This report of the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2021 in 27 MSs, the United Kingdom (Northern
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is looking for an Administrative Coordinator
(Temporary Agent, Grade AST4)
Want to understand more about how procurement works at EFSA? What procurement procedures we use and the types of contracts we sign? Check out our new Procurement Infographic available here https://lnkd.in/eyk3PYi5 EFSA also awards grants to organizat
Campylobacteriosis was the most reported zoonosis in the EU in 2020, with 120,946 cases compared to more than 220,000 the previous year. It was followed by salmonellosis, which affected 52,702 people compared to 88,000 in 2019. The number of reported
For the position of members representing civil society and food chain interests on the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority.
As of 1 July 2022, a new composition of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) w
Monthly summary of articles on food fraud and adulteration - June, 2021. Food fraud cases: fish and fish products, milk and milk products, bivalve molluscs and products thereof Cephalopods and products thereof, Castropods, Nuts and seeds, alcoholic b
The deadline for registration is 30 June, midnight.
The 2021 Parma Summer School organized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the University of Parma, the School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition, and the Catholic University of t
This report of the EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2019 in 36 European countries (28 Member States (MS) and eight non‐MS). The first and second most
A survey to overview the presence of pollen supplements and substitutes for bees and other animal species in the EU was conducted to serve as input for the regulatory risk assessment of genetically modified feed by the EFSA GMO Panel. A comprehensive
GP/EFSA/BIOCONTAM/2021/01 - Entrusting tasks for “Supporting the Scientific coordination of the CONTAM Panel’s Working Group on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food”
Among the tasks of EFSA, according to its founding regulation (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002), there is the establishment of a system of Networks of organisations operating in the fields within EFSA's mission, the objective being to facilitate a scient
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has held an online workshop on crisis preparedness, giving attention to fast-evolving, largescale foodborne disease outbreaks.
Sixty-three participants attended plenary and/or working group activity sessions
EFSA has launched an open consultation on a draft scientific report on Technical assistance in the field of risk communication. This document provides an assess
