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EFSA adopts opinion on antibiotic resistant bacteria
EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) has adopted an opinion on the role of food consumption and processing in human exposure to antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria, an emerging biological...
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EFSA adopts final scientific opinion on animal cloning
EFSA has today published its final scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment. EFSA’s opinion follows a request from the...
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Opinion on the science behind the Guidance Document on risk assessment for birds and mammals
EFSA’s Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) today released an Opinion on approaches for assessing the impact of pesticides on birds and mammals. This Opinion provides a...
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EFSA recommends Member States carry out analyses on life patterns of bluetongue virus vectors
The European Commission asked the Animal Health and Welfare Panel (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to deliver advice on bluetongue with specific reference to the overwintering of...
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EFSA updates advice on bisphenol
The European Food Safety Authority’s AFC Panel[1] has issued a further scientific opinion on a specific aspect of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), concerning its elimination from the body and how that...
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EFSA looks at the impact of husbandry systems on the welfare of Atlantic salmon
Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have addressed the impact of various farming systems on the welfare of Atlantic salmon. Experts of EFSA’s AHAW Panel[1] considered that the main factors...