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
"Nuts, nut products and seeds" was the top food-product category recalled in Europe, according to a second-quarter index by "Stericycle Expert Solutions".
The category, with 156 recalls, came ahead of "fruits and vegetables" (118 recalls) and "fish a
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
