EFSA has identified research priorities for food safety for the next 5 to 10 years.
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) regularly collects recommendations from members of the Scientific Committee and Scientific Panels on EFSA's research needs and priorities (EFSA, 2017). At the end of the 2015–2018 Scientific Panels mandate, w
The latest edition of the annual EU report on pesticide residues in food is now available. Just under 96% of food samples were found to be free of pesticide residues or to contain traces that fall within legally permitted levels.
EFSA is publicly consulting on its scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of quinolizidine alkaloids in food and feed.
Quinolizidine alkaloids are naturally occurring compounds that can be present in lupin
Partial renewal of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority
Applications are invited for 7 out of the 14 positions as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002
Estimated total intake of phosphates from food may exceed the safe level set by EFSA after re-evaluating their safety. EFSA’s scientists also recommend the introduction of maximum permitted levels to reduce the content of phosphates when used as addi
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is looking for a Senior Scientific Officer: bioinformatician (Temporary Agent, Grade AD8)
Please send us your application by no later than 28 January 2019 at midnight (local time), follo
Early to mid-career scientists are invited to apply for the EU-FORA Fellowship Programme funded and organised by the European Food Safety Authority.
With the EU-FORA Fellowship Programme, EFSA offers motivated scientists an exciting opportunity to gai
How to report surveillance data on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies using the EFSA tool. The webinar aims to help reporting countries with the submission of data on TSEs using this new tool. During the webinar, participants may submit questi
Ready-to-eat salmon products, such as cold-smoked and marinated salmon, are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has affected Denmark, Germany and France since 2015.
The probability of infection by low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) through eating contaminated raw poultry meat or raw table eggs is “negligible”, according to estimates from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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 assessment of the safety of feed additives for the environment. This document proposes guidance to applican
The third Joint Meeting of the ECDC’s Food- and Waterborne Disease and Zoonoses Network and of the EFSA’s Zoonoses Monitoring Data Network was held on 16 and 17 October 2017 in Parma. The meeting was constructed around the principle of ‘One health ap
After putting risk assessment in a societal context during yesterday’s opening plenary, the EFSA Conference today focuses on advancing risk assessment science. In four break-out sessions, leading experts from across the globe explore the future of ri
More than 1,000 representatives of national food safety agencies, research institutes, international organisations, EU bodies, consumer groups and other stakeholder organisations arrived in Parma today for the start of the EFSA conference Science, Fo
EFSA has completed two pieces of work that substantially expand knowledge and understanding of Xylella fastidiosa, the plant pathogen that is attacking fruit trees and other plants in parts of Europe.
The agency has published the latest update of its
EFSA's Scientific Committee has launched an open consultation on a draft Guidance on harmonised methodologies for human health, animal health and ecological risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals. This document describes harmonise
EFSA is looking for talented and motivated scientists to contribute to the work of the Pesticides Unit and relevant Panel, in particular to the risk assessment of pesticides used in plant protection products and their residues, in relation to human a
Deadline: 27th September 2018
Are you passionate about plant health and have you got experience in entomology or plant pathology (related to pests of agriculture/landscape/forestry plants or plant products)? Do you have experience with the collection
EFSA is inviting nominations for membership of its stakeholder discussion group on food chemical occurrence data.
Networking with stakeholders, Member States, EU and international agencies is key to collecting the data needed for EFSA’s scientific as
