The following Call for Proposals (grant) has been launched and published on the EFSA website: GP/EFSA/ENCO/2018/03 – “Partnering Grants”. This call is open to Article 36 organisations only. The deadline for submission of proposals is Wednesday 31st O
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This technical report reflects the outcome of the mammalian toxicology experts’ meeting on general recurring issues noted during the EFSA peer reviews of pesticide active substances under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The main issues identified were
A new EFSA working group of scientific experts will start evaluating recent toxicological data on the food contact material bisphenol A (BPA) this month.
EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) will then re-assess th
EFSA has published the third external evaluation of its activities, covering the period from 2011 to 2016, assessing progress made in implementing previous recommendations and highlighting further areas for improvement. Based on the findings of the r
According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA has reviewed the maximum residue levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance napropamide. To assess the occurrence of napropamide residues in pl
In May 2018, EFSA and ECDC co-facilitated a workshop on preparedness for a multi-national food-safety / public-health incident. The workshop, hosted at AGES in Vienna, was conceived to closely align with EFSA’s Strategy 2020 commitment to prepare for
Europeans continue to eat food that is largely free of pesticide residues or which contains levels of residues within legal limits, the latest monitoring figures show.
More than 96% of samples analysed for the latest annual report on pesticide residu
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Sumitomo Chemical AgroEurope SAS submitted a request to the competent national authority in Austria to set an import tolerance for the active substance mandestrobin in strawberries, table grapes and wine gra
4,15-Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi and occurring predominantly in cereal grains. As requested by the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain ("CONTAM") assessed the risk of
This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of the recycling process General Plastic (EU register No RECYC153), which is based on the Starl
EFSA was requested by the European Commission to provide scientific assistance under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 regarding the evaluation of data concerning the necessity of bromoxynil as a herbicide to control a serious danger to plant
EFSA is working on the re-evaluation of a number of food additives intended to be used in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age. In doing so, scientists are also addressing data gaps for these additives that have previously been identified by EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority ("EFSA") has published a report entitled: "Scientific Assistance to Assess the Detoxification Process for Dioxins and PCBs in Sunflower Cake by Hexane Extraction".
This was in an effort to support the European Commi
In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, European Union (EU) Member States have to communicate to the European Food Safety Authority ("EFSA") the results of their official controls on pesticide residues in food. In the framework
The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, the Netherlands and co-rapporteur Member State, Sweden, for the pesticide-active substance
"On-farm killing" may be a source of welfare concern for animals. The EU "Animal Health and Welfare Network" met in June 2018 to assess the risk of on-farm killing to animal welfare.
The resulting elements of Risk Assessment are included in species
EFSA’s OpenFoodTox database on chemical hazards now includes data on over 4,750 chemical substances following the addition of 321 substances. The database is also more accessible now thanks to an improved interface with more features for exploring th
WGS is increasingly used in public health and food safety laboratories, but it is used in different ways in different countries and for different purposes.
Molecular typing is a way of identifying specific strains of microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, by looking at their genetic material. It is mainly used to pinpoint the source of foodborne outbreaks.
EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied.
