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Today, EFSA’s Scientific Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) launched a public consultation aimed at establishing a harmonised scientific approach in Europe to...
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The EFSA Management Board discussed today recommendations arising from the report on EFSA’s evaluation following public consultation on the document earlier this year. The Board focused on key...
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On the eve of the inaugural meeting of its renewed[1] Panel on Plant protection products and their residues (PPR Panel), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) welcomes the publishing of two major...
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Today, the Council has appointed seven members to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Management Board. The Management Board is a fundamental pillar of EFSA’s organisational structure. It...
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The Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published today an opinion on ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin naturally produced by certain fungi such...
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The AFC Panel[1] of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the new long-term study on the carcinogenicity of aspartame conducted by the European Ramazzini Foundation[2] in Bologna...
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The Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a scientific statement on the role of migratory birds in the spread of the H5N1 form of avian...
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The Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) has notified the European Commission (EC) of the results of a second level of testing for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)[1] of samples from one...
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The Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an Opinion on aspects of the biology and welfare of laboratory animals. The Opinion includes...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first annual report on infectious diseases transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases, called zoonotic diseases, affected over 380...
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Today the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has received the data of the new study on the sweetener aspartame from the Ramazzini Foundation in Bologna. EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Food Additives...
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The Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted an opinion on the possible health...