During the pandemic, the public was encouraged to “wash their hands frequently”. A public poll shows that, although the public fully understood the importance of hand hygiene, they were unclear about when they needed to do this to protect against COV
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An increase in a type of E. coli over the past decade has prompted scientists to warn of an emerging threat to public health in England.
While part of the rise is because of better detection of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in labs, t
EFSA has officially launched our new journal Food Risk Assess Europe (FRAE), an open access repository of selected scientific articles from national food safety agencies across the EU.
Most of us will be familiar with the impact climate change has on the environment – biodiversity loss, rising sea levels, higher temperatures and much more. But it also has direct and indirect effects on the safety of our food and this is something t
Following the success of the last two years, EFSA and its partners in EU Member States are today launching the third edition of the #EUChooseSafeFood campaign. #EUChooseSafeFood aims to help European citizens make informed decisions about their food
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for the next Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Eligible candidates are invited to apply by 26 June 2023.
The Executive Director is the legal representative and public fac
Microplastics in food is the primary concern for people in Germany followed by antibiotic resistance, according to a survey. Pesticides in food were also a very high concern for 57 percent of people surveyed.
Fifty cases of Cryptosporidium have been traced to a farm on an island off the south coast of England.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s South East branch has tried to contact people who visited Hazelgrove Farm from April to the start of May on
Helping Europeans to make confident food choices by explaining the science behind food safety is at the heart of the EU Choose Safe Food campaign.
The EU food safety system is built on scientific advice provided by the European Food Safety Authority
What is One Health?
Our societies face multiple health challenges from current and emerging threats such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases crossing between animals and humans, impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. On
The main objective of the call is to conclude Framework Partnership Agreements with multiple organisations belonging to the Article 36 list that will support EFSA in producing retrospective CRAs in the next 4 years. Two lots (hazard assessment and ex
The Government in the United Kingdom has dropped plans to get rid of European laws by the end of 2023.
The Retained EU Law Bill (REUL) will be amended, removing a clause that would have scrapped any EU-derived laws that hadn’t already been replaced,
The EU Commission has announced plans to speed up the deregulation of plants derived from new genomic techniques (NGTs or New GE).
In a letter to the non-profit organization Testbiotech, the Commission claimed that risks associated with unintended ge
The European Commission replaced its regulation on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food (Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) with a new one (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023) that will enter into force from 15 May 2023 and it
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has taken major steps to endorse a new route to qualification for those wanting to embark on or further their career in food standards and trading standards.
Food safety and foodborne diseases are one of four themes covered in an FAO report on products of animal origin. FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FAO’s Committee on Agriculture (COAG) asked the FAO to produce an ass
Aberdeen, Scotland – A range of food safety challenges and opportunities were touched on by the chief scientific advisor of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) at a major conference held this week.
Speaking at the International Association for Food Protect
Different stakeholders have shared positive and negative opinions on the food hygiene rating system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The research covers the views of local authorities, businesses, and consumers on the Food Hygiene Rating Sche
