The campaign ‘Stop African swine fever’ has been extended for the third consecutive year. It is run in partnership with local authorities in eighteen countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the reviewed guidance document on the risk assessment of plant protection products and bees. Deadline: 3 October 2022.

EFSA’s new Management Board is operational as of today, 1 July 2022. It comprises representatives of all EU Member States, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, as well as...

Around 5,300 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus were reported in poultry, captive and wild birds in 36 EU/EEA countries and the UK during the 2021-2022 epidemic season.

EFSA’s scientists cannot currently establish the safety of cannabidiol (CBD) as a novel food due to data gaps and uncertainties about potential hazards related to CBD intake.

Draft scientific opinion on copper in food is open for comments until 1 August 2022 – have your say!

ECDC has published a rapid risk assessment following an outbreak of monkeypox; EFSA is not aware of any reports of infections in animals in the EU.

EFSA and ECDC have updated their assessment, published in April 2022, of the multi-country outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to chocolate products by a company in its...

What’s the difference between a ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ date on my food labels? Should I be concerned about food additives? These are some of the questions asked by European consumers that the...

Feedback from two public consultations has helped EFSA’s scientists prioritise reassessments of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) and define a protocol for assessing...

A new timeline has been drawn up for the final steps in the re-evaluation of glyphosate. The new schedule follows public consultations which attracted an unprecedented number of comments.

EFSA's nutrition experts have completed their scientific advice related to nutrient profiling for the harmonised front-of-pack nutrition labelling and for restricting nutrition and health claims on...

Chocolate products made by a company in its Belgium establishment have been identified as the source of a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella, say EFSA and ECDC in a Rapid Outbreak Assessment.

An outbreak caused by monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium is rapidly evolving in seven EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom (UK). As of 5 April 2022, 134 cases have been reported, mainly among...

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...

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...

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...

High-pressure processing (HPP) of food is effective at destroying harmful microorganisms and poses no more food safety concerns than other treatments.

EFSA has reassessed the feed additive ethoxyquin and could not conclude on its safety for certain groups of animals, consumers and the environment.

EFSA’s scientists have completed their comprehensive safety assessment of sugars in the diet and their potential links to health problems.

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.

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.

Registration is now open for the ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference 2022. The four-day event will take place in Brussels and online on 21-24 June.

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