Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have completed an assessment of a recent study[1] on the effect of two mixtures of certain food colours and the preservative sodium benzoate[2] on children...

EFSA’s AFC Panel[1] has issued an unfavourable opinion on vanadium containing compounds[2] which may be used in certain types of foods including food supplements[3]. The AFC Panel is currently...

The Nutrition (NDA)[1] Panel of Europe’s food safety watchdog delivered today scientific advice to assist the European Commission and Member States in defining nutrient profiles -- conditions...

The EFSA Panel on additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) is working on a systematic evaluation of the safety of flavouring substances currently in use in the...

EFSA was asked by the European Commission (EC) to assess the current European Union (EU) limits for various marine biotoxins in relation to human health and the methods of analysis used to detect...

Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have updated advice on the risks in foods from listeria, a bacteria causing a food-borne disease which is on the increase. In an opinion published today...