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EFSA reaffirms its risk assessment of genetically modified maize MON 863
At the request of the European Commission (EC), EFSA has examined a paper by Séralini et al. on the statistical evaluation of a 90-day feeding study in animals with genetically modified maize MON 863...
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EFSA statement on EFSA’s risk assessment of smoke flavouring Primary Product FF-B
EFSA is currently evaluating the safety of a number of smoke flavourings. These products are added to a range of foods and until recently were not subject to any authorisation process for use in...
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EFSA opinion on avian influenza vaccines in domestic poultry
The Animal Health and Welfare Panel (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has produced an opinion on currently available avian influenza (AI) vaccines for poultry, such as chickens and...
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EFSA opinion on the likelihood of BSE infectivity in specified risk material from cattle at different age groups
EFSA has today published an opinion on the likelihood of BSE infectivity in specified risk materials (SRM)[1] from cattle at different age groups. SRMs are the tissues in cattle containing the highest...
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EFSA advises on harmful fruit fly found in imports from Egypt
EFSA has just delivered scientific advice on the risks posed by a plant pest commonly known as the peach fruit fly ( Bactrocera zonata), which Spanish authorities recently detected in consignments of...
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EFSA GMO Panel reconfirms that the use of the nptII gene as a selectable marker in GM plants does not pose a risk to human or animal health or the environment
EFSA’s GMO Panel has published a scientific statement confirming earlier safety assessments of GM plants and derived food/feed comprising the nptII gene. On 2 nd March, the European Commission (EC)...