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EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union in 2020. Analysis of the results shows that 94.9% of samples fell within...
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Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high, says a report released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety...
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This infographic provides communication and engagement insights in support of a scientific opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of dietary sugars, published in February 2022.
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EFSA is offering its online communications in five additional official languages of the EU – Greek, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish – by integrating eTranslation, the EC’s leading machine...
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High-pressure processing (HPP) of food is effective at destroying harmful microorganisms and poses no more food safety concerns than other treatments.
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EFSA has reassessed the feed additive ethoxyquin and could not conclude on its safety for certain groups of animals, consumers and the environment.
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An easy-to-follow overview of EFSA’s comprehensive safety assessment of sugars in the diet and their potential links to health problems.
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EFSA’s scientists have completed their comprehensive safety assessment of sugars in the diet and their potential links to health problems.
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Residues of veterinary medicines and other substances found in animals and animal-derived food continue to fall in the European Union, the latest data shows.
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EFSA has launched an open consultation on the draft guidance methodology it will use for a series of scientific opinions on the welfare of farmed animals.