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EFSA confirms safety of noni leaves for tea
EFSA’s NDA Panel has confirmed the safety of dried roasted noni leaves for making tea infusions at the expected intake levels. The tropical Morinda citrifolia or noni plant is classed as a novel food...
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Update on flavouring evaluations
Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA has been working since 2007 on a comprehensive evaluation of flavouring substances currently in use in the European Union. Flavourings are...
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Safety of ice structuring proteins
EFSA’s NDA and GMO Panels have issued a joint opinion on the safety of ice structuring proteins (ISPs) for use in foods. ISPs are naturally produced by a variety of living organisms – including...
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EFSA opinion on suitable indicators for both the occurrence and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food
EFSA’s CONTAM Panel has adopted an opinion on suitable indicators for the occurrence and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food. PAHs are chemical compounds that are primarily...
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EFSA adopts opinion on antibiotic resistant bacteria
EFSA’s Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) has adopted an opinion on the role of food consumption and processing in human exposure to antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria, an emerging biological...
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EFSA adopts final scientific opinion on animal cloning
EFSA has today published its final scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment. EFSA’s opinion follows a request from the...
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Opinion on the science behind the Guidance Document on risk assessment for birds and mammals
EFSA’s Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) today released an Opinion on approaches for assessing the impact of pesticides on birds and mammals. This Opinion provides a...
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EFSA recommends Member States carry out analyses on life patterns of bluetongue virus vectors
The European Commission asked the Animal Health and Welfare Panel (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to deliver advice on bluetongue with specific reference to the overwintering of...
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EFSA updates advice on bisphenol
The European Food Safety Authority’s AFC Panel[1] has issued a further scientific opinion on a specific aspect of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), concerning its elimination from the body and how that...
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EFSA looks at the impact of husbandry systems on the welfare of Atlantic salmon
Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have addressed the impact of various farming systems on the welfare of Atlantic salmon. Experts of EFSA’s AHAW Panel[1] considered that the main factors...
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EFSA opinion on two environmental pollutants (PFOS and PFOA) present in food
Two environmentally-persistent chemical compounds – perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) – are being increasingly found in the environment, and the European Food Safety...
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EFSA publishes two opinions on testing levels for BSE in cattle
The Biological Hazards Panel (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published two opinions on the monitoring of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle in the first 15...