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Register now: A New Deal for Pollinators
Registration is open for this year’s EU Pollinator Week (27-30 September). The theme of the online event is ‘A New Deal for Pollinators’ and will include a session on the work of EFSA and the European...
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EFSA explains draft scientific opinion on a tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars
EFSA was asked by five European countries to set a science-based Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for dietary sugars from all sources.
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Safety of dietary sugars: draft opinion open for public consultation
EFSA’s expert panel on nutrition has completed its provisional assessment of the safety of dietary sugars following a comprehensive scientific review. Valeriu Curtui, head of EFSA’s Nutrition Unit...
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Bee health: new data hub goes live
The EU Bee Partnership has unveiled a new online data platform that will play a crucial role in efforts to protect bee and pollinator health. The ground-breaking platform will bring together and...
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African swine fever: campaign extended to new countries
EFSA is stepping up its efforts to halt the spread of African swine fever in Europe by expanding its campaign to a further nine countries.
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EFSA’s direction of travel set for 2022-2027
EFSA’s Management Board has adopted our 2022-2027 Strategy, setting out the priorities, the results we aim to achieve and the high-level actions that will help us to meet our objectives.
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Use of antibiotics in animals is decreasing
Use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in humans, says the latest report published by EFSA, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease...
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Titanium dioxide: no longer considered safe as feed additive
Titanium dioxide can no longer be considered safe when used as an additive in animal feed, EFSA has concluded.
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Antimicrobial resistance and the food production environment: sources and control options
Fertilisers of faecal origin, irrigation, and water are the most significant sources of antimicrobial resistance in plant-based food and/or aquaculture.