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EFSA launches public consultation on developing a harmonised approach for the environmental risk assessment of additives used in animal feed
Today, EFSA’s Scientific Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) launched a public consultation aimed at establishing a harmonised scientific approach in Europe to...
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Management Board paves the way for EFSA's future developments: Key recommendations reviewed following EFSA Evaluation
The EFSA Management Board discussed today recommendations arising from the report on EFSA’s evaluation following public consultation on the document earlier this year. The Board focused on key...
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EFSA welcomes summary opinions covering main scientific principles adopted by its pesticides panel during its first three years
On the eve of the inaugural meeting of its renewed[1] Panel on Plant protection products and their residues (PPR Panel), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) welcomes the publishing of two major...
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Renewal of EFSA Management Board
Today, the Council has appointed seven members to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Management Board. The Management Board is a fundamental pillar of EFSA’s organisational structure. It...
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EFSA evaluates ochratoxin A in food and derives a Tolerable Weekly Intake
The Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published today an opinion on ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin naturally produced by certain fungi such...
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EFSA assesses new aspartame study and reconfirms its safety
The AFC Panel[1] of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the new long-term study on the carcinogenicity of aspartame conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation[2] in Bologna...